假
jiǎ
Pinyin
Definition
假
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- fake
- false
- artificial
- to borrow
- if
- suppose
假 (叚)
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- variant of 假[jiǎ]
- to borrow
假
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- vacation
假
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- see 假掰[gēi bāi]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (9)
不假思索
- 1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
- 2 to fire from the hip
不问就听不到假话
- 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
假公济私
- 1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
假途灭虢
- 1 lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
假道伐虢
- 1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
- 2 to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
Sample Sentences
她就是个伪君子,明明是领导带她走后门进公司的,还假装很有实力。
She is a total hypocrite. She obviously pulled some strings and got into the company with the leader's help, while pretending to be capable the entire time.
是啊,最近趁着假期,我又看了好几部新电影、还重温了几部最爱的旧电影。
You’re right. Recently I took advantage of the holidays to watch several movies and I even managed to rewatch a few classics.
为了看到朋友惊讶的模样,我们假装不记得他的生日,直到晚上才送上礼物。
In order to see the surprising look on our friend's face, we pretended to forget his birthday and did not give him a present until night.
我老板今年送的生日惊喜,我很喜欢。他突然给了我一星期的有薪假,让我可以出去走走。
I really like the birthday surprise my boss gave me this year. He unexpectedly gave me a week of paid leave so that I could go out.
你知道什么呀,上次学校体检已经被查出来假性近视了。
What do you know, a school medical examination already confirmed our child has signs of myopia.
制售假冒星巴克咖啡窝点被警方捣毁,无锡警方查获4600余公斤咖啡原料,控制10余名嫌疑人;北京市食品药品监管部门正在取证调查。
Dens selling counterfeit Starbucks coffee were destroyed by police. Wuxi police seized more than 4,600 kilograms of raw coffee materials and caught more than 10 suspects. The Beijing Food and Drug Administration is in the process of obtaining evidence.
在美国曝出知名高校招生舞弊案后,英国传出入学材料作假情况。英国《泰晤士报》17日报道,去年有4500多人涉嫌申请入学时抄袭别人的个人陈述。欧美国家高校通常要求申请人撰写个人陈述,阐述自己取得的成绩、申请动机等内容。英国高等院校招生委员会用一款名为copycatch的防学术欺诈软件查到,去年有4559人的个人陈述文件内容可疑。
Following the heels of well-known colleges and universities in the United States were exposed of fraudulent admissions, UK reported similar school admissions fraud. The Times reported on the 17th that more than 4,500 people were suspected of copying admissions essays at the time of enrollment. Colleges and universities in Europe and the United States usually require applicants to write college admissions essays, explaining their achievements, motivations, and so on. The UK College Admissions Committee used an anti-academic fraud software called copycatch. Last year, 4,559 people's personal statements were suspicious.
猎人假扮成弱小的猪,让老虎来吃。等老虎靠近了,猎人就把它抓起来吃掉。
The hunter pretends to be a vulnerable pig to lure the tiger to eat it. Once the tiger approaches, the hunter catches it and eats it.
我明天休假,但经理明天就要看财务报表。你能帮我交给他吗?
I am taking a day off tomorrow but the manager wants to look at the financial report tomorrow. Can you hand over the financial report to him for me?
再一个月,暑假就要到了,我还没买夏天的衣服。
Summer vacation is about to come in a month. I haven't bought summer clothes yet.