讹诈 meaning in English

ézhà

to extort under false pretenses; to blackmail

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 訛詐13 strokes

Meaning of 讹诈

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

ézhà
  1. to extort under false pretenses
  2. to blackmail
  3. to bluff
  4. to defraud

Stroke order for each character

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讹 é · to swindle · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

诈 zhà · to cheat · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
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  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 讹诈.

诈骗zhàpiànto defraud; to swindle
敲诈qiāozhàto rip off; to extort (money)
欺诈qīzhàto cheat
奸诈jiānzhàtreachery; devious
狡诈jiǎozhàcrafty; cunning

Questions about 讹诈

What does 讹诈 mean?

讹诈 (ézhà) means "to extort under false pretenses; to blackmail" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 讹诈?

讹诈 is made of 2 characters: 讹 (6 strokes), 诈 (7 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 讹诈 an HSK word?

Yes. 讹诈 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 讹诈 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 讹诈 is written 訛詐.