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忽悠

hū you · hu you

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to rock
  2. to sway
  3. to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water)
  4. to flutter (e.g. of a flag)
  5. to trick sb into doing sth
  6. to dupe
  7. to con
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An old cup

  1. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)这个(zhège)杯子(bēizi)是(shì)一百(yībǎi)年(nián)前(qián)的(de)。

    The boss says this cup is a hundred years old.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)别(bié)被(bèi)他(tā)忽悠(hūyou)了(le)，底下(dǐxia)写着(xiězhe)去年(qùnián)。

    Don't let him fool you. The bottom says last year.

  3. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，他(tā)真(zhēn)会(huì)忽悠(hūyou)人(rén)！

    Haha, he really knows how to fool people!

  4. Liangliang

    不过(bùguò)杯子(bēizi)很(hěn)好看(hǎokàn)，我们(wǒmen)买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)吧(ba)。

    The cup is pretty, though. Let's buy one.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，这次(zhècì)我(wǒ)自己(zìjǐ)砍价(kǎnjià)！

    OK. This time I will bargain myself.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)别(bié)忽(hū)悠(you)我(wǒ)，这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)根(gēn)本(běn)不(bù)可(kě)能(néng)。

Don't try to fool me; this is simply impossible.

02

他(tā)被(bèi)人(rén)忽(hū)悠(you)，买(mǎi)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)没(méi)用(yòng)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)。

He was tricked into buying something useless.

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