Chinese Conversation · Level 18
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Chinese word
假币
Pronunciation
Pinyinjiǎ bì
Meaning
- nouncounterfeit money
Example
警方查到一批假币。jǐng fāng chá dào yì pī jiǎ bì
The police found a batch of counterfeit money.
More examples
银行提醒大家注意辨别假币。yín háng tí xǐng dà jiā zhù yì biàn bié jiǎ bì
The bank reminded everyone to be careful when identifying counterfeit money.
Core concept
A false copy made to look like real currency but carrying no genuine monetary value.
Common phrases
识别假币shí bié jiǎ bì
identify counterfeit money
拒收假币jù shōu jiǎ bì
refuse counterfeit money
举报假币jǔ bào jiǎ bì
report counterfeit money
Similar words
假钞jiǎ chāo: Fake banknotes designed to resemble genuine ones but unusable as payment.
假钱jiǎ qián: A casual term for imitation money in the form of coins or banknotes.
伪币wěi bì: Forged currency described in formal language as having no legal value.
Definition in Chinese
假币是被伪造、冒充为流通货币以骗取财物的纸币或硬币。jiǎ bì shì bèi wěi zào mào chōng wèi liú tōng huò bì yǐ piàn qǔ cái wù de zhǐ bì huò yìng bì
Word origin
假 (jiǎ, "false") + 币 (bì, "currency") forms a transparent compound for currency that has been falsely made or presented as genuine.
Usage tips
- In English, counterfeit is the precise formal term for deliberately forged currency, while fake is broader and can describe any imitation.
Other meanings
- fake banknotenoun
- fake coinnoun
Opposites
- 真币zhēn bìgenuine moneynoun
Related words
- 假币识别jiǎ bì shí biécounterfeit money identificationnoun
- 假币鉴定jiǎ bì jiàn dìngcounterfeit money authenticationnoun