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装作

zhuāng zuò

2-character word Traditional 裝作

What 装作 means

1. to pretend
2. to feign
3. to act a part

The characters in 装作

• 装zhuāngadornment; to adorn; dress
• 作zuòto do; to engage in; to write; to compose; to pretend; to feign

Example sentences

• 他装作没在听。
  Tā zhuāngzuò méi zài tīng.
  He pretended not to be listening.
• 丽萨装作没有听见。
  Lisa pretended not to hear.
• 昨天她装作没有听见他。
  Zuótiān tā zhuāngzuò méiyǒu tīngjiàn tā.
  She pretended not to hear him yesterday.
• 汤姆坐在桌前，装作在学习。
  Tom sat at his desk, pretending to study.
• 他装作没事发生，继续说他的话。
  He went on talking as though nothing had happened.
• 当他问道是谁打碎了玻璃时，所有的男孩子们都装作一副无辜的样子。
  Dāng tā wèndào shì shéi dǎsuì le bōli shí, suǒyǒu de nánháizi men dōu zhuāngzuò yī fù wúgū de yàngzi.
  When he asked who had broken the window, all the boys put on an air of innocence.