Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 假

variant of 假 (jiǎ)
to borrow

fake
false
artificial
to borrow
if
suppose

used in 假掰 (gēibāi)

vacation

to fight counterfeiting
to expose as false
to denounce sb's lies

dummy (for crash testing, displaying clothes etc)

parole

if
supposing
in case

(of holidays) to come to an end
end of a vacation

variant of 假托 (jiǎtuō)

genuine or fake
true or false

(soccer) diving
simulation
flopping

to counterfeit
to falsify
to cheat
to defraud
fraudulent
to behave affectedly

wig

falsetto (in opera)

match-fixing

spring break

a holiday; a day off

via
by way of

pseudo-

to forge
fake
to fabricate (a story)

fabricated legal case
frame-up

if

marriage leave

winter vacation

if
in case
suppose
given ...

to counterfeit
to manufacture counterfeit goods

to doze
to take a nap
nodding off to sleep

artificial limb; prosthetic limb

adopted son
stepson

to feign
to pretend

to have a holiday or vacation

falsetto (opposite: 真聲／真声 (zhēnshēng), natural or true voice)

to request leave of absence

counterfeit article
fake
dummy
simulacrum

extended leave
prolonged absence

to approve vacation

to go on holidays
to spend one's vacation

insincerity; hypocrisy
insincerely

(medicine) prosthesis; implant

legal holiday
(euphemism) menstrual leave
menstrual period

to lip-sync (singing)

to suppose
to presume
to assume
supposing that ...
if
hypothesis
conjecture

false appearance
facade

to report back after a period of absence

acting magistrate
temporary official (in former times)

counterfeit money

(Tw) affected; pretentious; to put on a display of histrionics (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. (ké-pai))

vacation

suspended animation
feigned death
to play dead

to pretend
to use a pretext
to make sth up
to pass oneself off as sb else
to make use of

(Tw) to pretend; to put on a false front (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. (ké-sian))

to dilute
to debase (by mixing with fake material)

to impersonate
to act the part of sb
to disguise oneself as sb else

maternity leave

false
phony
pretense

summer vacation
CL:個／个 (gè)

a lie
untrue statement
misstatement

to use as a venue (e.g. use {a restaurant} as the venue {for a farewell party})

leave of absence for a personal matter

counterfeit money
forged note

falsetto, same as 假聲／假声

category of leave (maternity leave, sick leave etc)

mask

leave of absence request (from work or school)
excuse note
CL:張／张 (zhāng)

false testimony

if
supposing that
acting county magistrate

to use sb for one's own ends

to claim falsely

blind arch
false arch

false leg

fake drugs

funeral leave

rock garden
rockery

official leave from work (e.g. maternity leave, sick leave or leave to attend to official business)

to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave

to pose as sb
to act a part
imposture

to impersonate
to pose as (someone else)
to counterfeit
to palm off (a fake as a genuine)

imaginary
virtual
to imagine
hypothesis

false teeth
dentures

annual leave
New Year holidays

false name
pseudonym
alias
pen name
the Japanese kana scripts
hiragana 平假名 (píngjiǎmíng) and katakana 片假名 (piànjiǎmíng)

(Tw) to go on holidays; to spend one's vacation

fraudulent financial accounts; cooked books

hypothesis

to pardon
to excuse

sick leave

phonetic loan character
using one character interchangeably for phonetically related characters

to make use of
to use sth as pretext
under false pretenses
under the guise of
masquerading as
lenient
tolerant
loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書／六书 of forming Chinese characters)
character acquiring meanings by phonetic association
also called phonetic loan

to assume
to suppose
supposed
so-called
assumption
hypothesis

to counterfeit
to pass off a fake as genuine

long vacation

if

to mix in fake material
to adulterate

artificial eye
glass eye

to feign
to pretend

bogus
ersatz
fake
mock
phony

an effigy

paternity leave

the meaning of a phonetic loan character 假借字 (jiǎjièzì) acquired from a similar-sounding word (e.g. 而 (ér) originally meant "beard" but acquired the meaning "and")

(of an expression of sympathy) insincere; phony

false negative

menstrual leave

menstrual leave (Tw)

game-fixing
to fix games

staycation
residential vacation

empty words
bogus speech

celluloid

false compassion
bogus charity

katakana (Japanese script)

phony mercy
sham benevolence
crocodile tears

jiǎzhèngjiàn

false documents

tomboy

Eryngium foetidum

improper fraction (with numerator ≥ denominator, e.g. seven fifths)
see also: proper fraction 真分數／真分数 (zhēnfēnshù) and mixed number 帶分數／带分数 (dàifēnshù)

public holiday

phonetic loan character
using one character interchangeably for phonetically related characters

hiragana (Japanese script)

aril (botany)

fake move or pass (sports)
feint

counterfeit object
fake

opposing force (in war games); hypothetical enemy (in strategic studies)

to be on summer vacation

false report
forgery
fabricated declaration (e.g. income tax return)

leave of absence request (from work or school)

falsetto, same as 假聲／假声

false positive

to put on airs
to adopt a false attitude

gōngshāngjià

injury leave

unpaid leave
leave without pay

hypothetical

jiǎzhèngjīng

demure
prudish
hypocritical

(vacation) resort

loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書／六书 of forming Chinese characters)
character acquiring meanings by phonetic association
also called phonetic loan

falsetto (in opera)

parental leave (Tw)

sick note
medical certificate for sick leave

mask
fig. false façade
deceptive front

jiǎrénjiǎyì

hypocrisy
pretended righteousness

dàixīnxiūjià

paid leave

subjunctive

null hypothesis (statistics)

bànzhēnbànjiǎ

(idiom) half true and half false

jiǎyángguǐzi

(derog.) wannabe foreigner, a Chinese person who apes the ways of foreigners

zhēnjiǎnánbiàn

hard to distinguish real from imitation

lit. the fox exploits the tiger's might (idiom); fig. to use powerful connections to intimidate people

jiǎxìngjìnshì

pseudomyopia

pseudo-affixation

(idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip

honeymoon

jiǎtúmiè Guó

lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner

yuānjiǎcuò'àn

unjust, fake and false charges (in a legal case)

jiǎgōngjìsī

official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position

nòngxūzuòjiǎ

to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery

rújiǎbāohuàn

replacement guaranteed if not genuine
fig. authentic

jiǎdàofá Guó

to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)

jiǔjiǎbùguī

to fail to return a borrowed item

shúzhēnshújiǎ

what is true and what is fake

jiǎmàowěiliè

cheap quality counterfeit (goods)
low-quality commodities

nòngjiǎchéngzhēn

pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true

xūqíngjiǎyì

false friendship; hypocritical show of affection

jiǎxìzhēnchàng

fiction comes true
play-acting that turns into reality

jiǎyīpéishí

lit. if one is fake, I shall compensate you for ten of them
fig. (of goods) 100% genuine

guódìngjiàrì

national holiday

jiǎmiànwǔhuì

masked ball
masquerade

gōnggòngjiàqī

public holiday

jiǎkěndìngjù

false affirmative

pǔbiànxìngjiǎshè

普遍性假设

[普遍性假設]

universal hypothesis

liánxùtǒngjiǎshè

连续统假设

[連續統假設]

(math.) the continuum hypothesis

zàihuóhuàjiǎshuō

再活化假说

[再活化假說]

reactivation hypothesis

Huángguān Jiàrì Jiǔdiàn

皇冠假日酒店

[皇冠假日酒店]

Crowne Plaza (hotel chain)

guójiālüyóudùjiàqū

国家旅游度假区

[國家旅遊度假區]

National Resort District (PRC)