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伪装

wěi zhuāng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 偽裝

伪装 (wěi zhuāng) means "to pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as; pretense". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 伪装 means

1. to pretend to be (asleep etc)
2. to disguise oneself as
3. pretense
4. disguise
5. militaryto camouflage
6. camouflage

The characters in 伪装

• 伪wěifalse; fake; forged
• 装zhuāngadornment; to adorn; dress

Example sentences

• 他伪装成警察逃跑了。
  He got away disguised as a policeman.
• 已经不需要再伪装了。
  There's no need to pretend anymore.
• 他摘下了面具，卸下了伪装。极右翼候选人的意图已昭然若揭。
  He's taken off his mask, torn off his costume. There's no doubt now about what the far-right candidate intends.
• 你不能指望他们认不出你的伪装。那个歪半边的一角店胡子是致命漏洞！
  Nǐ bù néng zhǐwàng tāmen rèn bù chū nǐ de wěizhuāng. nàge wāi bànbiān de yī jiǎo diàn húzi shì zhìmìng lòudòng!
  You can't seriously expect that they won't recognize you in that disguise. That lopsided, dime store moustache is a dead giveaway!

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