adulterate; pass off inferior goods as genuine
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to adulterate; to pass off inferior goods as genuine; to deceive by substituting poor-quality products
derogatoryDescribes the deceptive practice of mixing inferior, fake, or substandard goods with genuine ones, or substituting poor-quality items for better ones, typically for illegal profit. Commonly used in contexts of commercial fraud and product safety.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
jiǔ酒
lǐ里
chān掺
zá杂
shǐ使
jiǎ假
，
zhì质
liàng量
hěn很
chà差
。
This kind of wine has been adulterated and is of very poor quality.
Yán严
jìn禁
zài在
shí食
pǐn品
zhōng中
shǐ使
jiǎ假
。
Adulteration in food products is strictly prohibited.
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Nà那
xiē些
shǐ使
jiǎ假
de的
shāng商
fàn贩
bèi被
fá罚
kuǎn款
le了
。
Those vendors who passed off fake goods were fined.