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verb HSK 6
Traditional 偽造
wěi zào
to forge · to counterfeit · to fabricate

Meaning

伪造 means to create a fake or fraudulent version of something, typically documents, money, or evidence. It implies deliberate deception and is always used in negative contexts involving illegal or dishonest activity.

Usage

This is a formal, serious term used in legal, news, and official contexts. It commonly appears with objects like documents (证件), signatures (签名), currency (货币), or evidence (证据). Native speakers use it to describe criminal acts of forgery and counterfeiting.

Examples

  1. 01
    他因伪造公司文件被警方逮捕。
    Tā yīn wěi zào gōng sī wén jiàn bèi jǐng fāng dài bǔ.
    He was arrested by the police for forging company documents.
  2. 02
    伪造他人签名是违法行为。
    Wěi zào tā rén qiān míng shì wéi fǎ xíng wéi.
    Forging someone else's signature is illegal.

Characters

Common collocations

  • 伪造证件
    wěi zào zhèng jiàn
    to forge documents/ID
  • 伪造签名
    wěi zào qiān míng
    to forge a signature
  • 伪造货币
    wěi zào huò bì
    to counterfeit currency
  • 伪造证据
    wěi zào zhèng jù
    to fabricate evidence

Antonyms

Origin

伪 originally meant 'to deceive' or 'false' (with the person radical 亻), while 造 means 'to create or manufacture.' Together they literally mean 'to create something false.'

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