篡改 (cuàn gǎi) — to falsify, to tamper with (documents, records, history); to deliberately distort (facts)
Definition
A formal/literary verb for deliberately falsifying a written record — history, documents, data, facts. It implies malicious intent, stronger than the general 'change' 改.
verb
to falsifyto tamper with (documents, records, history)to deliberately distort (facts)
Examples
- 篡改，。Tā shì tú cuàn gǎi lì shǐ, dàn bèi xué zhě men fā xiàn le.He tried to distort history, but was discovered by scholars.
- 篡改，。Zhè fèn wén jiàn bèi rén cuàn gǎi guò, shù jù bù zhēn shí.This document was tampered with; the data is not authentic.
- 篡改。Wǒ men bù néng cuàn gǎi shì shí lái yíng hé zì jǐ de guān diǎn.We cannot falsify facts to suit our own views.
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