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奸诈

奸诈 (jiān zhà): Crafty / cunning (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

奸诈 consists of 2 characters.

wicked, evil, treacherous

to cheat, to swindle, to defraud

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Word Info

Pinyinjiān zhà

MeaningCrafty / cunning

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word奸诈

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3.

How to Use 奸诈 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 奸诈 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Adjectivewith十分

shí十

fēn分

jiān奸

zhà诈

neutral

very treacherous

Adjective + Adjectivewith狡猾

jiān奸

zhà诈

jiǎo狡

huá猾

Adjective + Nounwith小人

jiān奸

zhà诈

xiǎo小

rén人

Verb + Adjectivewith为人

wéi为

rén人

jiān奸

zhà诈

4.

Example Sentences with 奸诈

nà那

ge个

rén人

hěn很

jiān奸

zhà诈

，

neutral

treacherous and cunning

neutral

treacherous villain

formal

be treacherous in character

zǒng总

shì是

piàn骗

rén人

。

That person is very cunning and always deceives others.

Nà那

ge个

shāng商

rén人

fēi非

cháng常

jiān奸

zhà诈

，

zǒng总

shì是

qī欺

piàn骗

gù顾

kè客

。

That merchant is very crafty and always deceives customers.

tā他

biǎo表

miàn面

shàng上

hěn很

yǒu友

shàn善

，

nèi内

xīn心

què却

jí极

qí其

jiān奸

zhà诈

，

bù不

kě可

bù不

fáng防

。

He appears friendly on the surface, but is extremely cunning at heart, so one must be wary.

zhè这

fèn份

hé合

tong同

tiáo条

kuǎn款

rú如

cǐ此

jiān奸

zhà诈

，

xiǎn显

rán然

shì是

wèi为

guī规

bì避

fǎ法

lǜ律

zé责

rèn任

ér而

shè设

。

The terms of this contract are so crafty, clearly designed to evade legal liability.

tā他

yòng用

jiān奸

zhà诈

de的

shǒu手

duàn段

yíng赢

dé得

le了

bǐ比

sài赛

，

ràng让

duì对

shǒu手

hěn很

shēng生

qì气

。

He won the match using cunning tactics, which made his opponent very angry.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

bù不

jué觉

de得

tā他

zuì最

jìn近

de的

tí提

yì议

bèi背

hòu后

cáng藏

zhe着

mǒu某

zhǒng种

jiān奸

zhà诈

de的

dòng动

jī机

ma吗

？

Don't you think there's some cunning motive hidden behind his recent proposal?

wǒ我

cóng从

bú不

rèn认

wéi为

tā他

de的

chéng成

gōng功

yuán源

yú于

jiān奸

zhà诈

，

ér而

shì是

kào靠

qín勤

fèn奋

yǔ与

zhì智

huì慧

。

I have never believed his success stems from cunning, but rather from diligence and wisdom.

zài在

shāng商

yè业

tán谈

pàn判

zhōng中

，

tā他

biǎo表

xiàn现

chū出

jiān奸

zhà诈

de的

yí一

miàn面

，

qiǎo巧

miào妙

dì地

yǐn隐

cáng藏

le了

zì自

jǐ己

de的

zhēn真

shí实

yì意

tú图

。

In the business negotiation, he showed his cunning side by cleverly concealing his true intentions.

jìn尽

guǎn管

tā他

shǒu手

duàn段

jiān奸

zhà诈

，

dàn但

zuì最

zhōng终

yīn因

zhèng证

jù据

què确

záo凿

ér而

shòu受

dào到

le了

fǎ法

lǜ律

de的

yán严

chéng惩

。

Although his methods were crafty, he ultimately faced severe legal punishment due to conclusive evidence.