假冒

jiǎmào

verb HSK 7 #12,875

Meanings

1 to counterfeit; to pass off as genuine
2 fake; fraudulent

Characters

to pretend to be; to pose as

Literally 'fake and impersonate' — pretending to be the real thing.

Examples

市场上有很多假冒产品。

Shìchǎng shàng yǒu hěn duō jiǎmào chǎnpǐn.

There are many counterfeit products on the market.

他假冒警察骗了很多人。

Tā jiǎmào jǐngchá piàn le hěn duō rén.

He impersonated a police officer and scammed many people.

Tips

usage

假冒伪劣 (jiǎmào wěiliè, 'counterfeit and shoddy') is a fixed four-character phrase constantly used in consumer protection contexts. 打假 (dǎjiǎ, 'fighting fakes') has become a genre of its own on Chinese social media, with influencers exposing fake products.

Stroke Order

假 jià

冒 mào