作假

zuòjiǎ

verb #23,074

Meanings

1 to counterfeit
2 to falsify
3 to cheat
4 to defraud
5 to fake

Characters

to do; to make; to act

false; fake; artificial

Examples

HSK 5

他在考试中作假，被发现后受到处分。

Tā zài kǎoshì zhōng zuòjiǎ, bèi fāxiàn hòu shòudào chǔfèn.

He cheated on the exam and was punished when discovered.

HSK 7-9

这份财务报告有作假的嫌疑。

Zhè fèn cáiwù bàogào yǒu zuòjiǎ de xiányí.

This financial report is suspected of being falsified.

Tips

usage

作假 is used broadly for any kind of falsification or fraud - cheating on exams, faking documents, manipulating data. The related compound 弄虚作假 is an idiom meaning 'to practice deception and fraud'.

Stroke Order

作 zuò

假 jiǎ