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佯装

佯裝
yángzhuāng
verb #30,676

Meanings

  1. 1 to pretend
  2. 2 to feign
  3. 3 to pose as
  4. 4 to put on an act of

Examples

他佯装没听见，继续往前走。
Tā yángzhuāng méi tīngjiàn, jìxù wǎng qián zǒu.
He pretended not to hear and kept walking.
她佯装镇定，其实心里很慌。
Tā yángzhuāng zhèndìng, qíshí xīnli hěn huāng.
She put on a calm face, but inside she was panicking.

Tips

register
佯装 is more literary and deliberate than the everyday 假装 (jiǎzhuāng, 'to pretend'). 佯装 emphasizes a calculated act meant to deceive — common in news writing, suspense fiction, and military contexts (佯装撤退 'feign a retreat'). Use 假装 in casual conversation; reserve 佯装 for writing.
memory
佯 alone means 'to feign/pretend' — note the 亻 (person) radical plus 羊 (yáng, 'sheep') as phonetic. 装 (zhuāng) means 'to put on, dress up.' Together: 'a person dressing up a pretense.' Compare 佯攻 'feint attack' and 佯死 'play dead.'

Stroke Order

佯 yáng
装 zhuāng