花招
huā zhāo
Pinyin
Definition
花招
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- trick
- maneuver
- razzle-dazzle
- (martial arts) fancy move
- flourish
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (20)
借花献佛
- 1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
- 2 plagiarism
名花有主
- 1 the girl is already taken (idiom)
天花乱坠
- 1 lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)
- 2 fig. extravagant embellishments
- 3 hype
奇花异卉
- 1 exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)
奇花异草
- 1 very rarely seen, unusual (idiom)
Sample Sentences
花招(好看、漂亮但是没有用的动作;骗人的手段或办法)
a fancy move; pretty but useless moves; method or ways to scam someone.
你别跟我耍花招,我没那么好骗。
Don't try and dazzle me, I'm not that gullible.
你小心这个人,他花招很多。
You watch out for this person, he is full of tricks.
赔钱卖”这种花招,一般人已经不相信了。
Most people don't believe in tricks like a "Closing Down Sale" anymore.