弄虚作假

弄虛作假
nòngxūzuòjiǎ
idiom HSK 7 #40,300

Meanings

  1. 1 to practice fraud
  2. 2 to resort to deception
  3. 3 to cheat

Examples

Kǎoshì nòngxūzuòjiǎ shì bù yǔnxǔ de.
Cheating on exams is not allowed.
Zhè jiā gōngsī zài cáiwù bàobiǎo shàng nòngxūzuòjiǎ.
This company committed fraud on its financial statements.

Tips

memory
(play with) + (false) + (make) + (fake) — playing with falsehood and making things fake = committing fraud.
register
This is a formal expression often used in news, official statements, and written Chinese. In casual speech, people might just say 作弊 (cheat) or 造假 (fake).

Stroke Order

nòng
zuò
jià