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假装

假裝
jiǎzhuāng
verb HSK 7-9 #1,486

Meanings

  1. 1 to pretend; to feign
  2. 2 to act as if

Characters

假
jiǎ
fake; false
装
zhuāng
to dress up; to pretend
Literally 'falsely dress up' - putting on an act.

Examples

HSK 1
他假装没听到。
Tā jiǎzhuāng méi tīngdào.
He pretended not to hear.
HSK 2
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.
HSK 4
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 alone: 你别装了 ('stop faking it'). The slang 装X means 'to show off / act cool' and is extremely common online, though the full form is vulgar.

Stroke Order

假 jiǎ
装 zhuāng