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Home / Idiom / 弄虚作假

to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery

弄虚作假
nòng xū zuò jiǎ
n+òng·4th tonex+ǖ·1st tonez+uò·4th tonej+iǎ·3rd tone
IdiomHSK 7-9
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) to dupe people by passing oneself off as a well-connected individual or a figure of authority招摇撞骗zhāo yáo zhuàng piàndishonest practices歪门邪道wāi mén xié dàoto feign · to pretend假装jiǎ zhuāngto play tricks on sb耍花招shuǎ huā zhāofalse · hypocritical · artificial · sham虚伪xū wěi(idiom) to put on an act惺惺作态xīng xīng zuò tài
Antonyms
lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) · fig. to be practical and realistic实事求是shí shì qiú shìopen and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright光明磊落guāng míng lěi luòto have one's feet firmly planted on the ground (idiom); realistic without flights of fancy · steady and serious character脚踏实地jiǎo tà shí dì