zhà
to cheat
to swindle
to pretend
to feign
to draw sb out
to try to extract information by deceit or bluff
qiāo zhà
to rip off
to extort (money)
extortion
blackmail
zhà piàn
to defraud
to swindle
to blackmail
jiān zhà
treachery
devious
a rogue
ěr yú wǒ zhà
lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); fig. mutual deception
each tries to outwit the other
dog eats dog and devil take the hindmost
é zhà
to extort under false pretenses
to blackmail
to bluff
to defraud
zhà shī
sudden movement of a corpse (superstition)
fig. sudden torrent of abuse
zhà sǐ
to feign death
to fake death
zhà lǐng
to defraud
to obtain by fraud
to embezzle
fraudulent
bīng bù yàn zhà
there can never be too much deception in war
in war nothing is too deceitful
all's fair in war
zhà bìng
to feign illness
to malinger
zhà hu
to bluff
to bluster
to intimidate
zhà yǔ
falsehood
lies
fabrication
zhà mào
to claim ownership (of stolen goods)
kuáng sān zhà sì
to deceive and swindle across the board (idiom)
jié tān ào zhà
brutal, greedy, arrogant and deceitful (idiom)
zhà qíng
to clear up (of weather after rain)
qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng
the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)
honesty is the best policy
qiāo zhà lè suǒ
extortion and blackmail (idiom)