假证 (jiǎ zhèng) — false evidence; false testimony | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Refers specifically to fake or forged documents or testimony used as evidence in a legal or official context — not merely 'a fake certificate' in general. Collocates with 提供, 使用, and 伪造.

noun

false evidencefalse testimony

Examples

假证。
Tā yīn wèi tí gōng jiǎ zhèng bèi jǐng chá dài bǔ le.
He was arrested by the police for providing false evidence.
假证。
Fǎ tíng shàng bù néng shǐ yòng jiǎ zhèng lái zhèng míng.
False testimony cannot be used to prove anything in court.
假证。
Diào chá zhèng míng zhè fèn jiǎ zhèng shì wěi zào de.
The investigation proved that this false evidence was forged.

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.

证zhèngevidence

假 'false' and 证 'evidence' together mean false evidence.

Characters in this word

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

亻叚假

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

叚

叚jiǎ假jiǎ

Same sound today

假 pairs 亻 (person) with 叚, which gives the sound jiǎ.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 證; 证 is its simplified writing.

言登證

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

登

登dēng證zhèng

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 證 pairs 言, a words/speech part, with 登 as a sound clue; the simplified 证 is a later shorthand.

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