刷单

刷單
shuādān
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to fake orders (to game a platform)
  2. 2 to inflate sales with sham transactions

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhè jiā diàn bèi fāxiàn shuādān, bèi Táobǎo chǔfá le.
This shop was caught faking orders and was penalized by Taobao.
HSK 7-9
Wǎngshàng jiānzhí shuādān dàduō shì zhàpiàn.
Online 'fake-order' side jobs are mostly scams.

Tips

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E-commerce slang. Sellers hire others to fake purchases and reviews to boost their ranking; scammers repurpose the term to trick job-seekers into 'part-time 刷单' schemes that end up stealing money. Both uses are illegal in China.

Stroke Order

shuā
dān