pretend; feign; make believe
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to pretend; to feign; to make believe
Commonly used with verbs (e.g., 没听见, 不知道) or adjectives (e.g., 糊涂, 生病) to indicate deliberately assuming a false state.
Tā他
jì继
xù续
gàn干
zhe着
shǒu手
lǐ里
de的
huó活
r儿
，
jiǎ假
zhuāng装
méi没
tīng听
jiàn见
。
He continued working on his task, pretending not to hear.
Nǐ你
bié别
jiǎ假
zhuāng装
hú糊
tu涂
，
wǒ我
zhī知
dào道
nǐ你
dōu都
míng明
bai白
。
Don't pretend to be confused—I know you understand everything.
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Tā她
jiǎ假
zhuāng装
shēng生
bìng病
，
bù不
xiǎng想
qù去
cān参
jiā加
nà那
gè个
huì会
yì议
。
She pretended to be sick because she didn't want to attend that meeting.
Xiǎo小
nán男
hái孩
bì闭
shàng上
yǎn眼
jing睛
，
jiǎ假
zhuāng装
shuì睡
zháo着
le了
。
The little boy closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.