nòng
zuò
jiǎ

HSK 7-9
idiom

Meaning of 弄虚作假

弄虚作假 means to practise fraud; to be dishonest; to fake things. Pronounced nòng xū zuò jiǎ. HSK 7-9.

  • to practise fraud; to be dishonest; to fake things

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
jiā
gōng
zài
cái
shù
shàng
nòng
zuò
jiǎ
 
zuì
zhōng
bèi
bào
guāng
le
 

This company practiced fraud with its financial data and was eventually exposed.

Zuò
xué
wèn
yào
shí
shì
qiú
shì
 
jué
duì
néng
nòng
zuò
jiǎ
 

In academic work, one must seek truth from facts and absolutely must not resort to deception.

Yùn
dòng
yuán
yòng
jìn
yào
shì
zhǒng
yán
zhòng
de
nòng
zuò
jiǎ
xíng
wéi
 

Athletes taking banned substances is a serious form of fraud.

wèi
le
tōng
guò
kǎo
shì
ér
nòng
zuò
jiǎ
 
jié
guǒ
bèi
xiāo
le
 

He resorted to deception to pass the exam and ended up being disqualified.