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弄虚作假

nòng xū zuò jiǎdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

弄虛作假 弄虚作假 [nong4 xu1 zuo4 jia3] /to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery/

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Other forms in these source records: 弄虛作假

  • 弄
    lòng

    lane / alley

    nòng

    to do / to manage / to handle / to play with / to fool with / to mess with / to fix / to toy with

  • 虚
    xū

    emptiness / void / abstract theory or guiding principles / empty or unoccupied / diffident or timid / false / humble or modest / (of health) weak / virtual / in vain

  • 作
    zuō

    (bound form) worker / (bound form) workshop / (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)

    zuò

    to do; to engage in / to write; to compose / to pretend; to feign / to regard as; to consider to be / to be; to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings; works

  • 假
    gēi

    used in 假掰[gēi bāi]

    jiǎ

    fake / false / artificial / to borrow / if / suppose / to borrow (variant of 假[jiǎ])

    jià

    vacation

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.