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扮

bàn

HSK 4 Character

What 扮 means

1. to disguise oneself as
2. to dress up
3. to play (a role)
4. to put on (an expression)

Example sentences

• 他喜欢男扮女装。
  Tā xǐhuan nánbànnǚzhuāng.
  He likes to dress as a woman.
• 汤姆打扮成吸血鬼。
  Tom is dressed as a vampire.
• 他打扮得像女人一样。
  Tā dǎban de xiàng nǚrén yīyàng.
  He disguised himself as a woman.
• 玛丽打扮成一个女巫。
  Mǎlì dǎban chéng yī gè nǚwū.
  Mary dressed up as a witch.
• 他扮演哈姆雷特的角色。
  Tā bànyǎn Hāmǔléitè de juésè.
  He played the part of Hamlet.
• 我不在乎别人怎么看我的打扮。
  Wǒ bù zàihu biéren zěnme kàn wǒ de dǎban.
  I don't care what people think about the way I dress.

Words starting with 扮

• 扮演bàn yǎnto play the role of; to act
• 扮相bàn xiàngstage costume
• 扮装bàn zhuāngto dress up and make up (like an actor)
• 扮酷bàn kùto act cool
• 扮家家酒bàn jiā jiā jiǔto play house (Tw)
• 扮装皇后bàn zhuāng huáng hòudrag queen; female impersonator
• 扮猪吃老虎bàn zhū chī lǎo hǔto play the wolf in sheep's clothing; to disguise oneself as sth harmless in order to…

Words containing 扮

• 打扮dǎ banto decorate; to dress; to make up
• 装扮zhuāng bànto decorate; to adorn; to dress up; to disguise oneself
• 假扮jiǎ bànto impersonate; to act the part of sb; to disguise oneself as sb else
• 短打扮duǎn dǎ banclothing that exposes the arms and legs (e.g. shorts, sleeveless top)…
• 乔装打扮qiáo zhuāng dǎ bànto dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit
• 女扮男装nǚ bàn nán zhuāng(of a woman) to dress as a man (idiom)
• 男扮女装nán bàn nǚ zhuāng(of a man) to dress as a woman (idiom)
• 穿着打扮chuān zhuó dǎ bànstyle of dress; one's appearance
• 角色扮演游戏jué sè bàn yǎn yóu xìrole-playing game (RPG)
• 妆扮zhuāng bànvariant of 装扮

Characters built on 分

These share the phonetic component 分 (fēn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 颁bānto promulgate; to send out; to issue
• 盼pànto hope for; to long for; to expect

Characters that look like 扮

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 伦lúnhuman relationship; order; coherence
• 抢qiǎngto fight over; to rush; to scramble
• 抬táito lift; to raise; (of two or more persons) to carry
• 纷fēnnumerous; confused; disorderly
• 抡lūnto swing (one's arms, a heavy object); to wave (a sword, one's fists); to fling (money)
• 汾fénname of a river

Sounds the same

Read bàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 半half; semi-; incomplete
• 办to take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)…
• 伴partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany
• 拌to mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad)
• 瓣petal; segment; clove (of garlic)
• 绊to trip; to stumble; to hinder
• 湴mud; slush; ooze
• 姅menstruation
• 秚old variant of 拌