假扮

jiǎbàn

verb #8,508

Meanings

1 to pretend to be; to impersonate
2 to disguise oneself as

Characters

fake; false; to pretend

to dress up as; to disguise

Fake + dress up — to disguise oneself as someone else.

Examples

他假扮警察骗了很多人。

Tā jiǎbàn jǐngchá piàn le hěn duō rén.

He impersonated a police officer and tricked many people.

万圣节的时候，孩子们喜欢假扮各种角色。

Wànshèngjié de shíhou, háizimen xǐhuan jiǎbàn gè zhǒng juésè.

During Halloween, children like to dress up as various characters.

间谍假扮成商人混入了公司。

Jiàndié jiǎbàn chéng shāngrén hùn rù le gōngsī.

The spy disguised himself as a businessman and infiltrated the company.

Tips

grammar

假扮 is followed directly by the role: 假扮警察 (pretend to be a cop). When using 成, the pattern is 假扮成 + role: 假扮成医生 (disguise oneself as a doctor). Both patterns are common.

Stroke Order

假 jià

扮 bàn