Chinese word

假冒

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiǎ mào

Meaning

  • verbcounterfeit

Example

有人在工厂假冒我们的品牌。yǒu rén zài gōng chǎng jiǎ mào wǒ men de pǐn pái

Someone is counterfeiting our brand at the factory.

Illustration for 假冒 (counterfeit)

More examples

有人在电商平台上用假身份假冒我们的店铺出售假货。yǒu rén zài diàn shāng píng tái shàng yòng jiǎ shēn fèn jiǎ mào wǒ men de diàn pù chū shòu jiǎ huò

Someone is using a fake identity to impersonate our store and sell counterfeit goods on an e-commerce platform.

Core concept

An untrue identity or label takes the place of the real person or maker.

Common phrases

  • 假冒证件jiǎ mào zhèng jiàn

    counterfeit documents

  • 假冒名牌jiǎ mào míng pái

    counterfeit brand-name goods

  • 假冒他人身份jiǎ mào tā rén shēn fèn

    impersonate someone else

Similar words

伪造wěi zào: Creating an object or document to look like a genuine one through dishonest copying.
仿造fǎng zào: Copying an existing product's form or method to make a similar product.
冒充mào chōng: Pretending to be another person by using that person's identity or name.

Definition in Chinese

冒充他人身份或仿制他物以欺骗或获取不当利益的动词。mào chōng tā rén shēn fèn huò fǎng zhì tā wù yǐ qī piàn huò huò qǔ bú dàng lì yì de dòng cí

Word origin

The compound joins 假 (jiǎ, "false") with 冒 (mào, "assume a false identity"), connecting falseness with the act of appearing under another name.

Usage tips

  • The word carries an accusation of deliberate deception, so it is stronger than a neutral statement that something is merely copied.

Other meanings

  • pose asverb
  • impersonateverb

Related words

  • 假冒品jiǎ mào pǐncounterfeit goodsnoun
  • 假冒者jiǎ mào zhěcounterfeiternoun

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