造假者 (zào jiǎ zhě) — counterfeiter; forger

Definition

A noun meaning someone who makes fakes — literally 'one who creates fakes' (造假 + 者 'person who'). Use for both counterfeiters (money, goods) and forgers (documents, signatures).

noun
counterfeiterforger
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 造假者。
    Jǐng chá zhuā dào le nà ge zào jiǎ zhě.
    The police caught that counterfeiter.
  • 造假者。
    Zhè xiē zào jiǎ zhě zuò de jiǎ qián hěn nán kàn chū lái.
    The counterfeit money these forgers make is hard to spot.
  • 造假者。
    Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài dǎ jī zào jiǎ zhě.
    The government is cracking down on counterfeiters.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

造假make fakes
造zàomake假jiǎfake
动宾Verb + object
者zhěperson

造假 means making fakes and 者 refers to a person, so 造假者 is someone who makes fakes.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòto walk
口口kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
屮
屮chè造zào
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Its origin is unclear, but early forms of 造 include 辵 (to walk) and 口, with 屮 as a sound part, and mean go or arrive.

Open 造 →

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

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.

Open 假 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 者 originally drew a sugarcane with full stems, small points around it, and an open smiling mouth at the bottom.

Open 者 →

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