To deceive in Chinese: 哄 (hǒng)

hǒng

to deceive

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to deceive
  2. 2to coax
  3. 3to amuse (a child)

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Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨㄥˇ

hǒng

/ h/ u/ engˇ/ third tone

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  • 妈妈正在哄孩子睡觉。

    mā ma zhèng zài hǒng hái zi shuì jiào。

    Mom is coaxing the child to sleep.

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