篡改

cuàngǎi

verb #13,778

Meanings

1 to tamper with
2 to falsify
3 to alter (records, data, etc.)

Characters

to usurp; to seize

to change; to alter

Examples

HSK 2

有人篡改了考试成绩。

Yǒurén cuàngǎi le kǎoshì chéngjì.

Someone tampered with the exam scores.

HSK 6

篡改历史是不可原谅的。

Cuàngǎi lìshǐ shì bùkě yuánliàng de.

Falsifying history is unforgivable.

Tips

usage

篡改 implies intentional, unauthorized alteration with malicious intent. For neutral 'to modify', use 修改 instead.

Stroke Order

篡 cuàn

改 gǎi