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仿冒 (fǎng mào) — to counterfeit; to pass off (as genuine)

Definition

Means to illegally copy a brand or product and pass it off as genuine — a stronger, more commercial term than plain 模仿 ('to imitate'). Often used in legal, media, and business contexts about fake goods.

verb
to counterfeitto pass off (as genuine)

Examples

  • 仿冒。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī zhuān mén fǎng mào míng pái bāo.
    This company specializes in counterfeiting designer bags.
  • 仿冒。
    fǎng mào Xíng wéi yán zhòng sǔn hài le pǐn pái shēng yù.
    Counterfeiting behavior severely damages a brand's reputation.
  • 仿冒。
    Jǐng fāng chá huò le dà liàng fǎng mào shāng pǐn.
    The police seized a large quantity of counterfeit goods.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

仿fǎngimitate
冒màopass off

仿 copies and 冒 passes off, together giving counterfeit imitation.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
目目mùeyes
Sound part声符shēngfú
冃
冃mào冒mào
Same sound today

冒 was built from 冃, a hat used for the sound, plus 目, eyes, as the meaning part.

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