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Definition(s) for: 弄虚作假

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
弄虚作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ - to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery

List Ranking for: 弄虚作假

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 40,300 19,307 38,786

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
弄 lòng- lane
- alley
弄 nòng- to do
- to manage
- to handle
- to play with
- to fool with
- to mess with
- to fix
- to toy with
弄 nòng- old variant of 弄[nong4]
弄 lòng- variant of 弄[long4]
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)
作 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[gei1 bai1]
假 jiǎ- fake
- false
- artificial
- to borrow
- if
- suppose
假 jià- vacation
假 jiǎ- variant of 假[jia3]
- to borrow

Other Words Containing 弄虚作假

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
弄虚作假 - 7 40,300 19,307 38,786