Word: 假 (jiǎ, jià)

他的故事不会是假的。

Tā de gùshi búhuì shì jiǎ de.

His story can't be false.

他的故事不可能是假的。

Tā de gùshi bù kěnéng shì jiǎ de.

His story can't be false.

他请了假，要回乡下祭祖。

Tā qǐngle jià, yào huíxiāng xià jìzǔ.

He took time off to go back to the countryside and honor his ancestors.

你为什么不请一天假？

Nǐ wèishénme bù qǐng yì tiān jià?

Why don't you take the day off?

你会鉴别真钱和假钱吗？

Nǐ huì jiànbié zhēn qián hé jiǎ qián ma?

Do you know how to tell real money from fake?

假不能胜真，邪不能胜正

jiǎ bùnéng shèng zhēn, xié bùnéng shèng zhèng

the false cannot beat the true, the wicked cannot beat the upright

假的钻石和真的钻石有什么分别？

Jiǎ de zuànshí hé zhēnde zuànshí yǒu shénme fēnbié?

What is the difference between imitation and real diamonds?

别受骗，这个广告是假的！

Bié shòupiàn, zhège guǎnggào shì jiǎ de!

Don't be taken in, this ad is fake!

原来都是假的。

Yuánlái dōu shì jiǎ de.

So it was all a lie.

唱戏的胡子，假的

chàngxì de húzi, jiǎ de

An opera actor's beard: fake

她手里拿着一大束假花。

Tā shǒulǐ názhe yí dà shù jiǎ huā.

She held a large bouquet of artificial flowers in her hands.

她的道歉都是假的。

Tā de dàoqiàn dōu shì jiǎ de.

Her apology was nothing but show.

她请了天假。

Tā qǐngle tiān jià.

She's taken a day off.

它们是假的。

Tāmen shì jiǎ de.

They're fake.

工龄越长，年假越多。

Gōnglíng yuè cháng, nián jià yuè duō.

The longer your length of service, the more annual leave you get.

我不喜欢假花。

Wǒ bù xǐhuan jiǎ huā.

I don't like artificial flowers.

我们公司每年有五天带薪假。

Wǒmen gōngsī měinián yǒu wǔtiān dàixīn jiǎ.

Our company gives five days of paid leave every year.

我们认为这份报告是假的。

Wǒmen rènwéi zhè fèn bàogào shì jiǎ de.

We considered the report as false.

我想让你帮我向老师请个假。

Wǒ xiǎng ràng nǐ bāng wǒ xiàng lǎoshī qǐng gè jià.

I'd like to get you to help me ask the teacher for time off.

我无法判断他的话是真是假。

Wǒ wúfǎ pànduàn tā de huà shì zhēnshi jiǎ.

I've no way of telling whether or not what he says is true.

我请了三天假，得补课。

Wǒ qǐngle sāntiān jià, de bǔkè.

I took three days off, so I have to make up the lessons.

戴数珠的老虎，假念弥陀

dài shùzhū de lǎohǔ, jiǎ niàn Mítuó

a tiger wearing prayer beads: falsely chanting 'Amitabha'

明天请让我放一天假。

Míngtiān qǐng ràng wǒ fàng yì tiān jià.

Please let me take a day off tomorrow.

是真说不假，是假说不真

shì zhēn shuō bù jiǎ, shì jiǎshuō bù zhēn

what's true can't be argued false; what's false can't be argued true

是真难假，是假难真

shì zhēn nán jiǎ, shì jiǎ nán zhēn

what's real is hard to make fake; what's fake is hard to make real

清明节快到了，你们放几天假？

Qīngmíngjié kuài dàole, nǐmen fàng jǐtiān jià?

Qingming Festival is coming up. How many days off do you get?

猕猴精冒充孙悟空，假的见不得真的

míhóu jīng màochōng Sūn Wùkōng, jiǎ de jiàn bùdé zhēnde

a macaque spirit posing as Sun Wukong: the fake can't face the real one

真的假不了，假的真不了

zhēnde jiǎ bù liǎo, jiǎ de zhēn bù liǎo

the real can't be fake, the fake can't be real

真穷好过，假富难当

zhēn qióng hǎoguò, jiǎ fù nándāng

real poverty is easy to get through, pretending to be rich is hard to bear

端午节公司放三天假。

Duānwǔjié gōngsī fàng sāntiān jià.

The company gives three days off for the Dragon Boat Festival.

网上有假消息，请马上辟谣！

Wǎngshàng yǒu jiǎ xiāoxi, qǐng mǎshàng pìyáo!

There's fake news online, so please refute it right away!

药不治假病,酒难解真愁

yào bú zhì jiǎ bìng,jiǔ nánjiě zhēn chóu

medicine can't cure a fake illness, wine can hardly dispel real sorrow

谣言是假的。

Yáoyán shì jiǎ de.

The rumors were false.

谣言最后被证明是假的。

Yáoyán zuìhòu bèi zhèngmíng shì jiǎ de.

The rumor turned out to be false.

这一定是假的。

Zhè yídìng shì jiǎ de.

These must be fake.

这全都是假新闻。

Zhè quándōu shì jiǎ xīnwén.

It's all fake news.

这张钞票是假的吧？

Zhè zhāng chāopiào shì jiǎ de ba?

This bill is fake, isn't it?

雨后送伞，假人情

yǔhòusòngsǎn, jiǎ rénqíng

offering an umbrella after the rain: a fake favour

黄金有假,戏法无真

huángjīn yǒu jiǎ,xìfǎ wú zhēn

Gold can be fake; conjuring tricks are never real