假冒

jiǎmào

verb HSK 7-9 #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

HSK 4

市场上有很多假冒产品。

Shìchǎng shàng yǒu hěnduō jiǎmào chǎnpǐn.

There are many counterfeit products on the market.

HSK 5

他假冒警察骗了很多人。

Tā jiǎmào jǐngchá piàn le hěnduō 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 jiǎ

冒 mào