yáng

common
verb
literary

Meaning of

佯 means pretend; feign; fake. Pronounced yáng.

  • pretend; feign; fake

Character Info

Radical
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Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

yáng
piàn
guò
le
rén
 

He faked his death to deceive the enemy.

jūn
yáng
gōng
le
men
de
zuǒ
zhèn
 

The enemy forces feigned an attack on our left-wing position.

yáng
zuò
zhèn
dìng
 
nèi
xīn
què
shí
fēn
jǐn
zhāng
 

She pretended to be calm, but she was extremely nervous inside.

yáng
chēng
shì
shēng
 
piàn
le
lǎo
rén
de
xìn
rèn
 

He claimed he was a doctor under false pretense and won the old man's trust.

Yǎn
yuán
yáng
zuì
shàng
tái
 
wán
chéng
le
biǎo
yǎn
de
kāi
chǎng
 

The actor pretended to be drunk before stepping onto the stage to start the comedy show.