造假 zàojiǎ to counterfeit
to counterfeit; to pass off a fake as genuine
How to remember 造假: 造 to build + 假 fake = to counterfeit.
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How it is used
- 'To fake, counterfeit, fabricate' - 数据造假 (shùjù zàojiǎ) falsify data; 造假售假 (zàojiǎ shòujiǎ) make and sell fakes.
- Broad and current: covers faking products, documents, academic results, or statistics. Verb-object at heart.
- Contrast 假冒 (jiǎmào, to pass off as a real brand/identity); 造假 emphasizes producing the fakery, 假冒 impersonating.
Example sentences
- 学术造假比你想象的普遍。 Xuéshù zàojiǎ bǐ nǐ xiǎngxiàng de pǔbiàn.Academic fraud is more common than you might think.