掺假 (chān jiǎ) — to adulterate; to mix in adulterants

Definition

掺假 means to adulterate — to mix fake or inferior material into a product (food, medicine, etc.) to pass it off as genuine. Note 假 is an adjective here ('fake'), not the noun meaning 'vacation'.

verb

to adulterateto mix in adulterants

Examples

掺假。
Zhè jiā gōng sī bèi chá chū zài shí pǐn zhōng chān jiǎ.
This company was found to have adulterated its food products.
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Zhè xiē yào cái chān le jiǎ, yào xiào dà dǎ zhé kòu.
These medicinal herbs have been adulterated, greatly reducing their effectiveness.
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Tā yīn wèi chān guò liǎng cì jiǎ bèi diào xiāo le yíng yè zhí zhào.
He had his business license revoked for having adulterated products twice.

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