yáng
佯
pretend; feign
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
pretend; feign; fake
literaryFormal literary term, less commonly used in daily spoken Chinese compared to common words like '假装' (jiǎzhuāng).
Tā他
yáng佯
sǐ死
piàn骗
guò过
le了
dí敌
rén人
。
He faked his death to deceive the enemy.
dí敌
jūn军
yáng佯
gōng攻
le了
wǒ我
men们
de的
zuǒ左
yì翼
zhèn阵
dì地
。
The enemy forces feigned an attack on our left-wing position.
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Tā她
yáng佯
zuò作
zhèn镇
dìng定
，
nèi内
xīn心
què却
shí十
fēn分
jǐn紧
zhāng张
。
She pretended to be calm, but she was extremely nervous inside.
Tā他
yáng佯
chēng称
zì自
jǐ己
shì是
yī医
shēng生
，
piàn骗
qǔ取
le了
lǎo老
rén人
de的
xìn信
rèn任
。
He claimed he was a doctor under false pretense and won the old man's trust.
Yǎn演
yuán员
yáng佯
zuì醉
shàng上
tái台
，
wán完
chéng成
le了
xǐ喜
jù剧
biǎo表
yǎn演
de的
kāi开
chǎng场
。
The actor pretended to be drunk before stepping onto the stage to start the comedy show.