假装
jiǎzhuāngTraditional: 假裝
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Translation
to pretend, to feign
Word origin
A compound of 假 (jiǎ, false, fake) and 装 (zhuāng, to dress up, to put on), so the word means to put on a false appearance.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 假 (jiǎ, false) + 装 (zhuāng, to dress up)
Stroke order
假
装
Examples
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He pretended he had not heard.
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She feigned being very happy.
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Stop pretending to be asleep.
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He pretended not to know me.
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The child pretended to be a doctor.
假装 (jiǎ zhuāng) means to pretend or feign, to deliberately put on an appearance that is not real. It is typically followed by a verb describing the pretended action.
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