装扮

裝扮

zhuāngbàn

verb/noun HSK 7 #7,400

Meanings

1 to dress up; to disguise oneself
2 to decorate; to adorn
3 attire; outfit; getup

Characters

to dress; to pretend; to install

to disguise; to dress up as; to play (a role)

Both characters relate to putting on an appearance — together they mean dressing up or disguising.

Examples

她装扮成公主参加派对。

Tā zhuāngbàn chéng gōngzhǔ cānjiā pàiduì.

She dressed up as a princess for the party.

孩子们喜欢万圣节的装扮。

Háizimen xǐhuan Wànshèngjié de zhuāngbàn.

The children love Halloween costumes.

他们用彩灯装扮了房间。

Tāmen yòng cǎidēng zhuāngbànle fángjiān.

They decorated the room with colored lights.

Tips

usage

装扮 can mean both 'to dress up in costume' and 'to decorate a space.' For just personal grooming/dressing, 打扮 (dǎban) is more common in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

装 zhuāng

扮 bàn