弄虚作假 nòngxū-zuòjiǎ to practice fraud (idiom)
to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
How to remember 弄虚作假: 弄 do + 虚 false + 作 do + 假 fake = to practice fraud (idiom).
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How it is used
- Idiom: to cheat by faking things / cook the books - 在数据上弄虚作假 (zài shùjù shàng nòngxū-zuòjiǎ) to falsify the data.
- Strongly negative, official-report register; used to condemn fraud, forged figures, faked results.
- Often the object of 严禁 (yánjìn, strictly forbid) or 揭露 (jiēlù, expose).