假装
Old HSK 5
假装 (jiǎzhuāng) · to pretend
假装 (jiǎzhuāng) means “to pretend; to fake”. It is written with 2 characters: 假 (fake) + 装 (to put in). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 假装 is built
The characters
假 jiǎ · fake
What 假 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 叚jiǎ — false
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: A false 叚 person 亻; 叚 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
装 zhuāng · to put in
What 装 is made of
- 壮zhuàng — big
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 士shì — scholar
- 丬qiáng — half of tree trunk
- 衣yī — cloth
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 衣 gives the meaning, 壮 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他假装没听见。Tā jiǎzhuāng méi tīngjiàn.He pretended not to hear.
她假装很高兴的样子。Tā jiǎzhuāng hěn gāoxìng de yàngzi.She pretended to be happy.
Questions about 假装
What does 假装 mean?
假装 (jiǎzhuāng) means “to pretend; to fake”.
How do you pronounce 假装?
假装 is pronounced jiǎzhuāng.
Which HSK level is 假装?
假装 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 放假fàngjiàto have a holiday
- 请假qǐngjiàto ask for leave
- 假期jiàqīholiday
- 休假xiūjiàto take a vacation
- 寒假hánjiàwinter vacation
- 假如jiǎrúif
- 暑假shǔjiàsummer vacation
- 放暑假fàng shǔjiàto have summer vacation
- 假设jiǎshèto suppose
- 虚假xūjiǎfalse
Learn 假装 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 47: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.