mạo
Definition
- Verb:
- To forge / to counterfeit: To illegally make a copy of something, especially a document or signature, with the intent to deceive or defraud.
- To falsify: To alter or manipulate information, such as a record or document, so that it is untrue.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Hắn bị bắt vì mạo chữ ký của giám đốc. (He was arrested for forging the director's signature.)
- Tài liệu này đã bị mạo. (This document has been falsified.)
- Mạo chứng từ là một tội nghiêm trọng. (Counterfeiting a certificate is a serious crime.)
Advanced Usage
- The verb "mạo" is almost exclusively used in formal or legal contexts related to fraud and deception. It is not used for casual imitation or copying.
Variants and Related Words
Mạo nhận (v): To falsely claim or impersonate.
- Kẻ lừa đảo mạo nhận là nhân viên ngân hàng. (The scammer falsely claimed to be a bank employee.)
Giả mạo (adj, v): Counterfeit, fake; to counterfeit. (This is a more common compound form).
- Hộ chiếu giả mạo (a counterfeit passport).
Synonyms
- To forge: To make a fraudulent imitation.
- To counterfeit: To make an illegal copy.
- To falsify: To make false by altering.
Related Idioms
- : To assume a false identity; to impersonate.
- Công ty cảnh báo về các cuộc gọi mạo danh nhân viên của họ. (The company warned about calls impersonating their employees.)