shanzhai
пиратство, фальсификация, подделка
Piraterie, Fälschung
The imitation and trademark infringing of brands and goods of usually poor quality,…The imitation and trademark infringing of brands and goods of usually poor quality, particularly electronics made in China.
/ʃɑːnˈd͡ʒaɪ/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The imitation and trademark infringing of brands and goods of usually poor quality, particularly electronics made in China.
Piraterie, Fälschung
пиратствоpiratstvo, фальсификацияfalʹsifikacija, подделкаpoddelka
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
imitation and trademark infringing brands and goods:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
imitation and trademark infringing brands and goods:
Origin
First use appears c. 2000s, from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 山寨 (shānzhàFirst use appears c. 2000s, from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 山寨 (shānzhài), literally mountain fort, suggesting a lair of bandits or counterfeiters.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable