忽悠

HSK 7-9

hūyou

cheat; deceive; cajole (colloquial)

to sway; to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water); to flutter (e.g. of a flag); to trick sb into doing sth; to dupe; to con

他用假消息忽悠了我。

tā yòng jiǎ xiāoxi hūyou le wǒ.

He duped me with false information.

水面上的灯光忽悠悠地晃动着。

shuǐ miàn shàng de dēng guāng hūyou yōu de huàng dòng zhe.

The lights on the water swayed uncertainly.