装傻

裝傻

zhuāngshǎ

verb #10,014

Meanings

1 to act stupid; to play dumb
2 to pretend to be naive

Characters

to pretend; to feign

stupid; foolish

Examples

别装傻了，我知道你听到了。

Bié zhuāngshǎ le, wǒ zhīdào nǐ tīngdào le.

Stop playing dumb, I know you heard it.

他总是在关键时刻装傻。

Tā zǒngshì zài guānjiàn shíkè zhuāngshǎ.

He always plays dumb at critical moments.

你装傻也没用，大家都看见了。

Nǐ zhuāngshǎ yě méiyòng, dàjiā dōu kànjiàn le.

Playing dumb won't help, everyone saw it.

Tips

usage

装傻 is a verb-object (VO) compound: 装 (to pretend) + 傻 (stupid). The extended idiom 装傻充愣 (zhuāngshǎchōnglèng) means the same thing but sounds more colorful.

Stroke Order

装 zhuāng

傻 shǎ