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Word · Verb

to falsify; to tamper with; to distort

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to falsify; to tamper with; to distort (e.g., classics, theory, policy) with fraudulent intent

formal

Strongly implies deceitful alteration with the intent to mislead. Commonly used in contexts of history, documents, laws, and data.

Cuàn篡
gǎi改
lì历
shǐ史
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
bù不
dào道
dé德
de的
xíng行
wéi为
 。

Falsifying history is an immoral act.

Tā他
men们
bèi被
zhǐ指
kòng控
cuàn篡
gǎi改
shí实
yàn验
shù数
jù据
 。

They were accused of tampering with the experimental data.

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Zhè这
fèn份
hé合
tong同
de的
guān关
jiàn键
tiáo条
kuǎn款
bèi被
rén人
cuàn篡
gǎi改
le了
 。

The key terms of this contract have been altered fraudulently.

Cuàn篡
gǎi改
jīng经
diǎn典
shì是
xué学
shù术
bù不
duān端
de的
yán严
zhòng重
biǎo表
xiàn现
 。

Distorting the classics is a serious manifestation of academic misconduct.

Bú不
yào要
cuàn篡
gǎi改
wǒ我
de的
yuán原
yì意
 。

Don't twist my original meaning.