伪造 (wěi zào) — to forge; to fake; to counterfeit
Definition
伪造 (wěizào) is the formal written verb for 'to forge / counterfeit' — documents, money, works of art. Pairs with 证件, 钞票, 签名 etc.; 假冒 and 造假 are closer to passing fakes off, 山寨 is colloquial for knockoffs.
verb
to forgeto faketo counterfeit
Examples
- 伪造。Tā yīn wèi wěi zào zhèng jiàn bèi jǐng chá zhuā le.He was arrested by the police for forging documents.
- 伪造。Zhè pī wěi zào de chāo piào kàn qǐ lái fēi cháng bī zhēn.This batch of counterfeit banknotes looks very realistic.
- 伪造。Zhuān jiā jiàn dìng chū zhè fú huà shì wěi zào de.Experts identified that this painting is a forgery.
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