impersonate; falsely assume another's identity
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to falsely assume another's name or identity; to impersonate
formalOften used in legal, academic, or formal contexts to describe identity fraud. Commonly appears in the set phrase 冒名顶替.
Tā他
mào冒
míng名
dǐng顶
tì替
bié别
rén人
shàng上
le了
dà大
xué学
。
He impersonated someone else to get into college.
Zhè这
shì是
yán严
zhòng重
de的
mào冒
míng名
dǐng顶
tì替
xíng行
wéi为
。
This is a serious case of identity fraud.
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Yǒu有
rén人
mào冒
míng名
lǐng领
qǔ取
le了
zhè这
bǐ笔
jiǎng奖
jīn金
。
Someone fraudulently claimed this bonus under a false name.
Mào冒
míng名
zhě者
zhōng终
jiāng将
shòu受
dào到
fǎ法
lǜ律
zhì制
cái裁
。
Impersonators will eventually face legal sanctions.