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弄虚作假 (nòng xū zuò jiǎ): Deceive people by false appearances / practice deceit (verb/idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

弄 • nòng • play with; fix; manage • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

nòng弄

play with; fix; manage

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Pinyinnòng xū zuò jiǎ

Meaningdeceive people by false appearances / practice deceit

Characters4

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

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虚 • xū • empty, void, false, or unreal • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xū虚

empty, void, false, or unreal

作 • zuò • to do, to make, to act

zuò作

to do, to make, to act

假 • jiǎ • false • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

jiǎ假

false

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 弄虚作假.

Words with 弄

玩弄wán nòngplay
嘲弄cháo nòngMock / ridicule
作弄zuò nòngto tease; to make fun of; to play tricks on
卖弄mài nongto show off
弄清nòng qīngto clarify; to figure out
愚弄yú nòngto fool, to deceive
戏弄xì nòngto tease; to mock; to make fun of
捉弄zhuō nòngto tease; to play tricks on

Words with 虚

虚心xū xīnmodest; with an open mind
谦虚qiān xūmodest; self-effacing
空虚kōng xūhollow; void
虚伪xū wěisham; false; hypocritical

Words with 作

工作gōng zuòjob; work
作业zuò yèhomework
工作日gōng zuò rìworkday
作家zuò jiāwriter

Words with 假

休假xiū jiàto go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
假期jià qīvacation
放假fàng jiàto have a holiday or vacation
请假qǐng jiàask for leave

虚假

xū jiǎ

false; sham

虚荣xū róngvanity; vain glory

虚幻xū huànIllusory

虚弱xū ruòWeak

作用

zuò yòng

effect

作者zuò zhěauthor

动作dòng zuòmovement

叫作jiào zuòto call

假日

jià rì

holiday

寒假hán jiàwinter holiday

度假dù jiàto go on holidays

暑假shǔ jiàsummer vacation

4.

How to Use 弄虚作假 in Sentences

Verb + Object

fǎn反

duì对

nòng弄

xū虚

zuò作

jiǎ假

neutral

oppose fraud

dù杜

jué绝

nòng弄

xū虚

zuò作

jiǎ假

Adjective + Nounwith行为

nòng弄

xū虚

zuò作

jiǎ假

de的

xíng行

wéi为

Adverb + Verbwith严禁

yán严

jìn禁

nòng弄

xū虚

zuò作

jiǎ假

5.

Example Sentences with 弄虚作假

tā他

kǎo考

shì试

shí时

nòng弄

xū虚

zuò

formal

Written

eliminate fraud

formal

fraudulent behavior

formal

Written

strictly prohibit fraud

作

jiǎ假

，

bèi被

lǎo老

shī师

fā发

xiàn现

le了

。

He cheated during the exam and was caught by the teacher.

zhè这

jiā家

qǐ企

yè业

zài在

cái财

wù务

bào报

gào告

zhōng中

nòng弄

xū虚

zuò作

jiǎ假

，

zuì最

zhōng终

bèi被

jiān监

guǎn管

bù部

mén门

yán严

lì厉

chǔ处

fá罚

。

This company practiced deceit in its financial reports and was ultimately severely penalized by the regulatory authorities.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

rèn认

wéi为

zài在

chǎn产

pǐn品

zhì质

liàng量

shàng上

nòng弄

xū虚

zuò作

jiǎ假

，

xiāo消

fèi费

zhě者

huì会

chá察

jué觉

bú不

dào到

ma吗

？

Do you really think consumers won't notice if you deceive them about product quality?

tā他

wèi为

rén人

zhèng正

zhí直

，

cóng从

bú不

zài在

gōng工

zuò作

zhōng中

nòng弄

xū虚

zuò作

jiǎ假

，

yíng赢

dé得

le了

tóng同

shì事

men们

de的

xìn信

rèn任

。

He is an upright person who never practices deceit in his work, earning the trust of his colleagues.

wǒ我

men们

jiān坚

jué决

fǎn反

duì对

rèn任

hé何

xíng形

shì式

de的

nòng弄

xū虚

zuò作

jiǎ假

，

bì必

xū须

wéi维

hù护

shì市

chǎng场

de的

gōng公

píng平

jìng竞

zhēng争

。

We firmly oppose any form of deceit and must uphold fair competition in the market.