Chinese word

伪造

Pronunciation

Pinyinwěi zào

Meaning

  • verbforge

Example

他伪造了护照。tā wěi zào le hù zhào

He forged a passport.

Illustration for 伪造 (forge)

More examples

那家公司被控伪造合同签名。nà jiā gōng sī bèi kòng wěi zào hé tóng qiān míng

That company was accused of forging the signature on a contract.

Core concept

Make or alter something so it can pass as the genuine thing and hide its false origin.

Common phrases

  • 伪造签名wěi zào qiān míng

    forge a signature

  • 伪造证书wěi zào zhèng shū

    forge a certificate

  • 伪造文件wěi zào wén jiàn

    forge a document

Similar words

捏造niē zào: Inventing facts or records that never existed and presenting them as real.
篡改cuàn gǎi: Changing parts of an existing document or data without permission, altering its original meaning.
假冒jiǎ mào: Using another person's or company's name or trademark to present goods or an identity as genuine.
仿造fǎng zào: Copying the shape or making method of something to produce a similar item.

Definition in Chinese

非法制造或修改物品、文件，使其看起来像真实的，以达到欺骗目的。fēi fǎ zhì zào huò xiū gǎi wù pǐn wén jiàn shǐ qí kàn qǐ lái xiàng zhēn shí de yǐ dá dào qī piàn mù dì

Word origin

伪 (wěi, "false") + 造 (zào, "make") presents the word as the making of a false version that is meant to appear real.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may hear "fake" mainly as an adjective, but this Chinese verb names the act itself and commonly takes a document, object, or record as its object.

Other meanings

  • fabricateverb
  • falsifyverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 伪造者wěi zào zhěforgernoun
  • 伪造品wěi zào pǐncounterfeitnoun
  • 伪造罪wěi zào zuìforgery offensenoun

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