弄虚作假

nòng xū zuò jiǎ

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Rare

Definitions

1. to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 诚实 chéng shí 诚实 chéng shí honest 指言行一致，不虚假: honest

Related words

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• 造假 zào jiǎ 造假 zào jiǎ to counterfeit 制造假东西或伪造信息: to counterfeit
• 诈骗 zhà piàn 诈骗 zhà piàn to defraud 以非法占有为目的，用虚构事实或隐瞒真相的方法骗取财物: to defraud

Synonyms

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• 欺骗 qī piàn 欺骗 qī piàn to deceive 泛指用虚假言行使人上当: to deceive

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“行为”“手法”等抽象名词搭配，表示欺骗性举动，如“弄虚作假的行为”

Common mistakes

不能拆开使用，不要说“弄了虚作了假”

Example Sentences

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他为了获得合同而 弄虚作假 。

He resorted to trickery to get the contract.

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Child Words of 弄虚作假

• 作 作 zuō: worker
• 作 作 zuò: to do; to engage in
• 假 假 jiǎ: fake
• 假 假 jià: vacation
• 弄 弄 lòng: lane
• 弄 弄 nòng: to do
• 虚 虚 xū: emptiness
• 作假 作假 zuò jiǎ: to counterfeit