奸诈

jiān zhà

HSK 7–9

Meaning

阴险狡猾，诡计多端，不诚实。

Treacherous and cunning; deceitful and crafty.

常用于形容人的品性恶劣，善于耍手段、欺骗他人。

Often used to describe a person's bad character, being good at scheming and deceiving others.

1 他是一个奸诈的商人，经常欺骗客户。(He is a treacherous businessman who often cheats customers.)
2 这部小说里的反派角色十分奸诈，让人恨得牙痒痒。(The villain in this novel is very cunning and makes people gnash their teeth in hatred.)
3 在谈判中，他表现出奸诈的一面，试图隐瞒重要信息。(In the negotiation, he showed his treacherous side, trying to hide important information.)
4 不要被他的花言巧语所迷惑，其实他内心非常奸诈。(Don't be fooled by his sweet talk; in fact, he is very treacherous at heart.)
5 历史上的一些奸诈小人往往能得逞一时，但最终都不会有好下场。(Some treacherous villains in history may succeed for a while, but in the end they will not end well.)

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