Chinese Word: 偽 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

偽 (Simplified: 伪)HSK 6

Pinyin: wěi

English Definition: false; fake; forged; bogus; (prefix) pseudo-; Taiwan pr. [wei4]

Chinese Definition:
①假，不真实：伪造。伪装。伪劣。伪证。伪善。虚伪。去伪存真。
②不合法的：伪政府。伪军。

Synonym: 假

Antonyms: 真

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 人

Pictophonetic:為 indicates the sound; 亻 (person) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 為 [ wèi ] to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be

Similar Characters: 溈

偽造HSK 6	wěi zào	to forge; to fake; to counterfeit
偽軍	wěi jūn	puppet army
偽裝	wěi zhuāng	to pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as; pretense; disguise; (military) to camouflage; camouflage

1		xū wěi 虚伪 de 的 jiáo qing 矫情 dōu 都 yàn wù 厌恶。 To abhor all false.
2		tā 他 yīn 因 wěi zào 伪造 zhèng jiàn 证件 ér 而 bèi bǔ 被捕。 He was arrested for forging documents.
3		tā 他 de 的 liǎn shàng 脸上 guà zhe 挂着 yī fù 一副 xū wěi 虚伪 de 的 miàn róng 面容。 He wore a fake smile on his face.
4		zǐ xì 仔细 guān chá 观察 zì jì 字迹 dà xiǎo 大小， kě yǐ 可以 fēn biàn 分辨 chū 出 zhēn wěi 真伪。 Carefully observing the size of the handwriting can distinguish authenticity.

1		xū wěi 虚伪 de 的 jiáo qing 矫情 dōu 都 yàn wù 厌恶。 To abhor all false.
2		tā 他 yīn 因 wěi zào 伪造 zhèng jiàn 证件 ér 而 bèi bǔ 被捕。 He was arrested for forging documents.
3		tā 他 de 的 liǎn shàng 脸上 guà zhe 挂着 yī fù 一副 xū wěi 虚伪 de 的 miàn róng 面容。 He wore a fake smile on his face.
4		zǐ xì 仔细 guān chá 观察 zì jì 字迹 dà xiǎo 大小， kě yǐ 可以 fēn biàn 分辨 chū 出 zhēn wěi 真伪。 Carefully observing the size of the handwriting can distinguish authenticity.