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弄虚作假

Word · Verb phraseTraditional弄虛作假

practise fraud; resort to deception

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb phrase

to practise fraud; to be dishonest; to fake things

formal

Refers to any act of deception, such as falsifying data, documents, or appearances to deceive others for personal gain or to cover up mistakes. Often used in formal or critical contexts.

Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
zài在
cái财
wù务
shù数
jù据
shàng上
nòng弄
xū虚
zuò作
jiǎ假
 ,
zuì最
zhōng终
bèi被
bào曝
guāng光
le了
 。

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

Zuò做
xué学
wèn问
yào要
shí实
shì事
qiú求
shì是
 ,
jué绝
duì对
bù不
néng能
nòng弄
xū虚
zuò作
jiǎ假
 。

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

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Yùn运
dòng动
yuán员
fú服
yòng用
jìn禁
yào药
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
yán严
zhòng重
de的
nòng弄
xū虚
zuò作
jiǎ假
xíng行
wéi为
 。

Athletes taking banned substances is a serious form of fraud.

Tā他
wèi为
le了
tōng通
guò过
kǎo考
shì试
ér而
nòng弄
xū虚
zuò作
jiǎ假
 ,
jié结
guǒ果
bèi被
qǔ取
xiāo消
le了
zī资
gé格
 。

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