假装

假裝

jiǎzhuāng

verb HSK 7 #1,486

Meanings

1 to pretend; to feign
2 to act as if

Characters

to dress up; to pretend

Literally 'falsely dress up' — putting on an act.

Examples

他假装没听到。

Tā jiǎzhuāng méi tīngdào.

He pretended not to hear.

别假装了，我知道你在笑。

Bié jiǎzhuāng le, wǒ zhīdào nǐ zài xiào.

Stop pretending, I know you're laughing.

她假装很开心的样子。

Tā jiǎzhuāng hěn kāixīn de yàngzi.

She pretended to look happy.

Tips

usage

假装 is everyday and direct. For a more colloquial/slangier feel, young people often just say 装 (zhuāng) alone: 你别装了 ('stop faking it'). The slang 装X (zhuāng X) means 'to show off / act cool' and is extremely common online, though the full form is vulgar.

Stroke Order

假 jià

装 zhuāng