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诡计

guǐ jì · gui ji

Traditional 詭計

Meaning

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  1. trick
  2. ruse
  3. crafty scheme
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A quiet chess game

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)下棋(xiàqí)怎么(zěnme)这么(zhème)安静(ānjìng)？是不是(shìbùshì)有(yǒu)诡计(guǐjì)？

    Dengdeng, why are you so quiet at chess today? Are you up to a trick?

  2. Dengdeng

    哪有(nǎyǒu)诡计(guǐjì)！我(wǒ)只是(zhǐshì)在(zài)想(xiǎng)晚饭(wǎnfàn)吃(chī)什么(shénme)。

    What trick! I'm just thinking about what to eat for dinner.

  3. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)不(bù)信(xìn)。

    Really? I don't believe it.

  4. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)。啊(a)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，我(wǒ)赢(yíng)了(le)。

    Really. Ah, look, I won.

  5. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)？你(nǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)用(yòng)了(le)诡计(guǐjì)？

    What? Did you use a trick?

  6. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，是(shì)你(nǐ)的(de)车(chē)走(zǒu)错(cuò)了(le)。

    No, your chariot piece moved wrong.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)是(shì)不(bú)会(huì)被(bèi)她(tā)的(de)诡(guǐ)计(jì)骗(piàn)倒(dǎo)的(de)。

I refuse to be taken in by her guile.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)早(zǎo)就(jiù)看(kàn)穿(chuān)了(le)对(duì)手(shǒu)的(de)诡(guǐ)计(jì)。

He had long seen through his opponent's trick.

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