旗号 (qí hào) — (literal) flag, banner; (figurative, derogatory) pretense, guise, banner used to disguise one's real intentions

Definition

Examples

• 那家公司打着环保的旗号，实际上是在破坏环境。
  Nà jiā gōng sī dǎ zhe huán bǎo de qí hào, shí jì shang shì zài pò huài huán jìng.
  That company is acting under the banner of environmental protection, but in reality it is destroying the environment.
• 他打着帮助穷人的旗号，却利用他们的信任来谋取利益。
  Tā dǎ zhe bāng zhù qióng rén de qí hào, què lì yòng tā men de xìn rèn lái móu qǔ lì yì.
  He used the banner of helping the poor to exploit their trust for personal gain.
• 有些政客以民主的旗号来掩盖他们的独裁本质。
  Yǒu xiē zhèng kè yǐ mín zhǔ de qí hào lái yǎn gài tā men de dú cái běn zhì.
  Some politicians use the banner of democracy to conceal their authoritarian nature.

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