counterfeit

/kaʊnˈtɜːr.fɪt/· adjective

贸易B2

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Chinese meaning

假冒的;伪造的

假jiǎ冒mào的de,仿fǎng制zhì的de假jiǎ货huò

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指zhǐ仿fǎng冒mào奢shē侈chǐ品pǐn的de越yuè南nán黑hēi市shì产chǎn业yè

Example

The Trump administration wants Vietnam to stamp out its booming counterfeit industry. Locals are divided.

特朗普政府希望越南整治其蓬勃发展的假货产业,当地民众对此意见不一。

Source: BBC · 5 Jul 2026

Background ✎

越yuè南nán是shì全quán球qiú奢shē侈chǐ品pǐn仿fǎng冒mào重zhòng镇zhèn,美měi方fāng施shī压yā要yāo求qiú打dǎ击jī黑hēi市shì,当dāng地dì民mín众zhòng态tài度dù分fēn歧qí。

Roots · etymology

源自古法语 contrefaire:contre-(相对)+ faire(制作)

  • counter-(相对、反向)+ feit(源自古法语'制作')

Collocations

  • counterfeit goods / counterfeit money / crack down on counterfeit

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