disguise oneself as; pretend to be
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to disguise oneself as; to masquerade as; to impersonate
Emphasizes intentional deception by altering one's appearance or identity. Often used in contexts like performances, pranks, or infiltration.
Jì记
zhě者
jiǎ假
bàn扮
chéng成
bìng病
rén人
，
qián潜
rù入
yī医
yuàn院
jìn进
xíng行
diào调
chá查
。
The reporter disguised himself as a patient and infiltrated the hospital to conduct an investigation.
Zài在
huà化
zhuāng装
wǔ舞
huì会
shang上
，
tā他
jiǎ假
bàn扮
chéng成
hǎi海
dào盗
。
At the masquerade ball, he dressed up as a pirate.
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Tā他
jiǎ假
bàn扮
shén什
me么
rén人
，
jiù就
xiàng像
shén什
me么
rén人
。
Whoever he pretends to be, he looks just like them.
Wèi为
le了
cè测
shì试
ān安
bǎo保
xì系
tǒng统
，
tā他
jiǎ假
bàn扮
chéng成
kuài快
dì递
yuán员
。
To test the security system, he pretended to be a courier.
Zhè这
ge个
jué角
sè色
xū需
yào要
jiǎ假
bàn扮
chéng成
fù富
jiā家
qiān千
jīn金
。
This role requires pretending to be a wealthy young lady.