con

/kɒn/· verb

人文/文化/社会B1

con
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Chinese meaning

哄hǒng骗piàn;诈zhà骗piàn(get conned = 被bèi骗piàn、上shàng当dàng)

哄hǒng骗piàn,骗piàn取qǔ信xìn任rèn后hòu行xíng骗piàn

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文wén中zhōng指zhǐ对duì「被bèi骗piàn」的de恐kǒng惧jù本běn身shēn走zǒu向xiàng极jí端duān后hòu带dài来lái的de伤shāng害hài

Example

But health, trust and decision-making can suffer when the fear of getting conned goes too far.

但dàn当dāng对duì「被bèi骗piàn」的de恐kǒng惧jù走zǒu向xiàng极jí端duān时shí,健jiàn康kāng、信xìn任rèn与yǔ决jué策cè能néng力lì都dōu可kě能néng因yīn此cǐ受shòu损sǔn。

Source: Knowable · 11 Aug 2026

Background ✎

文wén章zhāng探tàn讨tǎo骗piàn局jú无wú处chǔ不bù在zài的de时shí代dài里lǐ,人rén们men对duì被bèi骗piàn的de过guò度dù恐kǒng惧jù反fǎn而ér会huì损sǔn害hài心xīn理lǐ健jiàn康kāng、人rén际jì信xìn任rèn和hé判pàn断duàn力lì。

Roots · etymology

源自俚语 confidence trick(信任诈骗)的缩略 con

  • con 是 confidence(信任)的俚语缩略,已动词化

Collocations

  • get conned / con artist / con trick

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