装作

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

CEDICT

to pretend; to make believe; to feign

Wiktionary

Examples

他装作没在听。

He pretended not to be listening.

Source: Tatoeba

丽萨装作没有听见。

Lisa pretended not to hear.

Source: Tatoeba

昨天她装作没有听见他。

She pretended not to hear him yesterday.

Source: Tatoeba

汤姆坐在桌前，装作在学习。

Tom sat at his desk, pretending to study.

Source: Tatoeba

他装作没事发生，继续说他的话。

He went on talking as though nothing had happened.

Source: Tatoeba

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。

When he asked who had broken the window, all the boys put on an air of innocence.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 装 zhuāng
  1. adornment
  2. to adorn
  3. dress
  4. clothing
  5. costume (of an actor in a play)
  6. to play a role
  7. to pretend
  8. to install
  9. to fix
  10. to wrap (sth in a bag)
  11. to load
  12. to pack
2 作 zuò
  1. to do; to engage in
  2. to write; to compose
  3. to pretend; to feign
  4. to regard as; to consider to be
  5. to be; to act the part of
  6. to feel (itchy, nauseous etc)
  7. writings; works

Related entries

佯装 yángzhuāng
  1. to pretend
  2. to pose as
假托 jiǎtuō
  1. to pretend
  2. to use a pretext
  3. to make sth up
  4. to pass oneself off as sb else
  5. to make use of
乔装 qiáozhuāng
  1. to pretend
  2. to feign
  3. to disguise oneself
故作 gùzuò
  1. to pretend
  2. to feign
装成 zhuāngchéng to pretend
老闆在的時候他就裝成一副很熱心的樣子。

He pretends to be enthusiastic when his boss is around.

Whenever the boss is around, he plays at being busy.

Whenever the boss is around, he pretends to be busy.

Source: Tatoeba

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