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title: "Huyou Meaning: 忽悠 (hūyou) Means “to con”"
description: "忽悠 (hūyou) means “to con; to fool; to hoodwink”. Hear its tones, see what 忽 and 悠 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huyou"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 忽悠 mean?

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忽悠 hūyou

## to con; to fool; to hoodwink

## It can also mean

- (dialect) to sway; to flicker
- (coll.) to con; to fool; to hoodwink

## Its characters

1. 忽 hū suddenly (as in 忽然)
2. 悠 yōu long

## In a sentence

别被那些广告忽悠了。 Don't get fooled by those ads.

[More about 忽悠](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BF%BD%E6%82%A0)

## More words with 忽 or 悠

- [忽略 hūlüè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hulue)
- [忽然 hūrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huran)
- [悠久 yōujiǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/youjiu)

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