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弄虚作假 — “To practice fraud”

弄虚作假 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to practice fraud”. To resort to deception; to falsify; to perpetrate a hoax.

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弄虚作假 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 弄nòng
  • 虚xū
  • 作zuò
  • 假jiǎ

弄虚作假 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
弄
nòng7do, make, handle, get
虚
xū11empty, void, unreal, humble, weak
作
zuò7to do, make, or act
假
jiǎ11fake, false, or holiday

Example Sentence with 弄虚作假

他们在财务报告中弄虚作假,试图掩盖公司的真实亏损。
They resorted to deception in the financial report, attempting to conceal the company's true losses.

Idioms Related to 弄虚作假

Synonyms of 弄虚作假

  • zhāo招yáo摇zhuàng撞piàn骗swindle and cheat by false pretenses
  • wāi歪mén门xié邪dào道dishonest or improper means

Antonyms of 弄虚作假

  • guāng光míng明lěi磊luò落open, candid, and upright
  • shí实shì事qiú求shì是seek truth from facts
  • jiǎo脚tà踏shí实dì地be down-to-earth and practical

More idioms starting with 弄

  • nòng弄jiǎ假chéng成zhēn真make a feigned action become real
  • nòng弄bīng兵huáng潢chí池Raise a minor, insignificant rebellion
  • nòng弄kǒu口míng鸣shé舌quibble and incite trouble
  • nòng弄xuān喧dǎo捣guǐ鬼play tricks and engage in underhand schemes
  • nòng弄zuǐ嘴nòng弄shé舌gossip and stir up trouble
  • nòng弄qiǎo巧fǎn反zhuō拙try to be clever but end up foolish
  • nòng弄qiǎo巧chéng呈guāi乖play petty tricks
  • nòng弄qiǎo巧chéng成zhuō拙to try to be clever, but make things worse
  • nòng弄yǐng影tuán团fēng风restless and disoriented
  • nòng弄xìng性shàng尚qì气act impulsively, prone to losing temper
  • nòng弄wén文qīng轻wǔ武prioritize intellect over martial arts
  • nòng弄jīn斤cāo操fǔ斧meticulously refine or over-embellish a work

Questions about 弄虚作假

What does 弄虚作假 mean?
弄虚作假 (nòng xū zuò jiǎ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to practice fraud”.
How do you pronounce 弄虚作假?
弄虚作假 is pronounced nòng xū zuò jiǎ in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 弄虚作假?
耍花招欺骗人。
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