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仿造 (fǎng zào) — to copy, to imitate (often implying counterfeit or fake)

Definition

Implies making a copy, often a fake or counterfeit of something (a brand, a painting), unlike neutral 学习 from which to learn.

verb
to copyto imitate (often implying counterfeit or fake)

Examples

  • 仿造。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī fǎng zào le míng pái shǒu biǎo.
    This company copied famous-brand watches.
  • 仿造。
    Zhè xiē fǎng zào de chǎn pǐn zhì liàng hěn chà.
    These counterfeit products are of very poor quality.
  • 仿造，。
    Tā fǎng zào le yì fú míng huà, mài le hěn duō qián.
    He copied a famous painting and sold it for a lot of money.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

仿fǎngimitate
造zàomake

仿 gives imitation and 造 gives making, meaning to make by 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
辵辵chuòto walk
口口kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
屮
屮chè造zào
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Its origin is unclear, but early forms of 造 include 辵 (to walk) and 口, with 屮 as a sound part, and mean go or arrive.

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