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

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.

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 (nòng xū zuò jiǎ) is an idiom meaning 'to practice deception and fraud.'

Stroke Order

作 zuò

假 jià