上当 meaning in English

shàngdàng

taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled

HSK 6Traditional 上當9 strokes

Meaning of 上当

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shàngdàng

taken in (by sb's deceit)
to be fooled
to be duped

How to use 上当

上当 is a verb-object phrase used when someone falls for a lie, scam, or trick. It often appears with 了 or with 受骗 in the set phrase 上当受骗. Example: 别相信他，你会上当的。(Bié xiāngxìn tā, nǐ huì shàngdàng de.) Don't believe him, you'll get fooled.

Think of 上 (shàng, to go up, to get on) plus 当 (dàng, a trap or a scheme here): you climb right onto the trick someone set for you. Getting on board with a con means you have been fooled.

Common mistake: Learners often read 当 here with the first tone, dāng, as in 当然 (dāngrán). In 上当 it is fourth tone, dàng, so both syllables are fourth tone: shàngdàng.

上当 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ不bú会huì上shàng当dàng的de。

I won't be fooled.

他tā让ràng你nǐ上shàng当dàng。

You were duped by him.

他tā上shàng当dàng了le。

He was fooled.

直zhí到dào那nà时shí，他tā才cái意yì识shí到dào他tā已yǐ经jīng上shàng当dàng受shòu骗piàn。

Only then did he realize he had been deceived.

每měi天tiān早zǎo上shàng当dāng他tā吃chī早zǎo餐cān的de时shí候hòu，他tā的de狗gǒu都dōu看kàn着zhe他tā。

Every morning when he has breakfast, his dog watches him.

Stroke order for each character

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上 shàng · up · 3 strokes

当 dāng · to be · 6 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 上当.

马上	mǎshàng	at once; right away
晚上	wǎnshang	evening; night
身上	shēnshang	on the body; at hand
早上	zǎoshang	early morning
上次	shàng cì	last time
路上	lùshang	on the road; on the way; en route
上班	shàngbān	to go to work; to be on duty
上车	shàng chē	to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc)
地上	dìshang	on the ground; on the floor
楼上	lóu shàng	upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread
车上	chē shang
上学	shàngxué	to go to school; to attend school

Questions about 上当

What does 上当 mean?

上当 (shàngdàng) means "taken in (by sb's deceit); to be fooled".

How do you write 上当?

上当 is made of 2 characters: 上 (3 strokes), 当 (6 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.

Is 上当 an HSK word?

Yes. 上当 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 上当 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 上当 is written 上當.

How do I say who fooled me with 上当?

Use 上了...的当, splitting the phrase: 我上了他的当 (wǒ shàng le tā de dàng) means I was taken in by him. You can also say 我上当了 when you do not name the person.

What is the difference between 上当 and 被骗?

被骗 (bèi piàn) literally means to be deceived and is more direct, often used for scams involving money. 上当 focuses on falling for a trick and is common in everyday speech, even for small jokes or pranks.