wěi

伪

Character · AdjectiveTraditional僞; 偽

false; fake; illegal regime

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

adjective

false; fake; artificial

Used to describe things that are not genuine or are deliberately disguised, opposite to "真" (true/genuine).

Tā他
wěi伪
zhuāng装
chéng成
yī医
shēng生
hùn混
jìn进
le了
yī医
yuàn院
 。

He disguised himself as a doctor and sneaked into the hospital.

Jǐng警
fāng方
chá查
huò获
le了
yī一
pī批
wěi伪
zào造
de的
míng名
pái牌
bāo包
bāo包
 。

The police seized a batch of fake luxury handbags.

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Zhè这
ge个
zuò作
jiā家
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
zuò作
wěi伪
de的
xì细
jié节
 ,
jīng经
bu不
qī起
tuī推
qiāo敲
 。

This writer's works are full of fabricated details that cannot stand up to scrutiny.

Shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
wěi伪
chāo钞
zài在
liú流
tōng通
 。

There are many counterfeit banknotes circulating in the market.

Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
qù去
wěi伪
cún存
zhēn真
 ,
shāi筛
xuǎn选
chū出
yǒu有
jià价
zhí值
de的
xìn信
xī息
 。

We need to eliminate the false and retain the true, and filter out valuable information.

2.

adjective

illegal; puppet (regime/army)

formal

Specifically used to describe illegitimate political forces that seized power without popular support, such as puppet regimes and their affiliated armies or organizations.

Kàng抗
zhàn战
shí时
qī期
 ,
rén人
men们
fèn奋
qǐ起
fǎn反
kàng抗
wěi伪
zhèng政
quán权
de的
tǒng统
zhì治
 。

During the War of Resistance Against Japan, people rose up against the rule of the puppet regime.

Zhè这
zhī支
wěi伪
jūn军
zuì最
zhōng终
bèi被
kàng抗
rì日
lián联
jūn军
xiāo消
miè灭
le了
 。

This puppet army was finally destroyed by the Anti-Japanese Allied Forces.

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Zhè这
ge个
fēi非
fǎ法
zǔ组
zhī织
bèi被
rèn认
dìng定
wéi为
wěi伪
zǔ组
zhī织
bìng并
bèi被
qǔ取
dì缔
 。

This illegal organization was identified as a fake one and banned.

Tā他
jù拒
jué绝
wèi为
wěi伪
zhèng政
quán权
xiào效
lì力
 。

He refused to work for the puppet regime.

Èr二
zhàn战
qí期
jiān间
 ,
hěn很
duō多
guó国
jiā家
dōu都
chū出
xiàn现
le了
wěi伪
zhèng政
fǔ府
 。

During World War II, many countries had puppet governments.