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装扮

裝扮
zhuāngbàn
verb HSK 7-9 #7,400

Meanings

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

Characters

装
zhuāng
to dress; to pretend; to install
扮
bàn
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

HSK 1
孩子们喜欢万圣节的装扮。
Háizi men xǐhuan Wànshèngjié de zhuāngbàn.
The children love Halloween costumes.
HSK 6
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.
HSK 7-9
他们用彩灯装扮了房间。
Tāmen yòng cǎidēng zhuāngbàn le 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