傻帽

shǎmào
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 fool
  2. 2 idiot
  3. 3 dummy (colloquial)

Examples

Bié zhème shǎmào, tā zài piàn nǐ ne.
Don't be such a dummy — he's tricking you.
Wǒ zhēn shì ge shǎmào, jìngrán wàng le dài yàoshi.
I'm such an idiot — I actually forgot to bring the keys.

Tips

register
傻帽 is northern Chinese slang, especially Beijing-flavored. Lighter than 笨蛋 in feeling — closer to 'goofball' or 'dummy'. Use among friends or self-deprecatingly; can sting if directed at a stranger.
memory
(silly) + (hat) — picture someone wearing the proverbial dunce cap. The is just a colloquial suffix here (compare 二百五帽子 in slang).

Stroke Order

shǎ
mào