作伪 (zuō) — to forge; to counterfeit

Definition

作伪 means to forge or counterfeit (documents, signatures, money). Used in formal/legal contexts; the more common everyday word is 造假.

verb
to forgeto counterfeit

Examples

  • 作伪
    Bú yào zuō! zhè shì wéi fǎ de.
    Don't forge anything! It's illegal.
  • Tā zuò guò wěi, bèi jǐng chá zhuā le.
    He has forged before and was caught by the police.
  • 作伪
    Wǒ men bù néng xiāng xìn zhè xiē zuō de zhèng jiàn.
    We cannot trust these forged documents.

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