pretend to be ignorant; put on airs
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to pretend to be ignorant or confused; to put on airs; to act dumb
informalUsed when someone obviously knows the truth but feigns ignorance or acts affected to avoid responsibility or gain advantage. Strongly colloquial.
Nǐ你
bǐ比
shuí谁
dōu都
míng明
bai白
，
bié别
zhuāng装
suàn蒜
la啦
！
You understand this better than anyone, so stop playing dumb!
Bié别
gēn跟
wǒ我
zhuāng装
suàn蒜
，
wǒ我
zhī知
dào道
zhēn真
xiàng相
。
Don't play innocent with me; I know the truth.
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Tā他
míng明
míng明
huì会
yóu游
yǒng泳
，
què却
zài在
nàr那
zhuāng儿
suàn装
蒜
。
He obviously knows how to swim, yet he's over there pretending he doesn't.