冒充
Old HSK 6
冒充 (màochōng) · to pretend to be
冒充 (màochōng) means “to pretend to be; to pass off as”. It is written with 2 characters: 冒 (to risk) + 充 (to fill). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 冒充 is built
The characters
冒 mào · to risk
What 冒 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 目 gives the meaning, 冃 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
充 chōng · to fill
What 充 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 允yǔn — to grant
- 厶sī — private
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Example sentences
他冒充警察骗了很多人。Tā màochōng jǐngchá piàn le hěnduō rén.He pretended to be a police officer and cheated many people.
别用假货冒充真货。Bié yòng jiǎ huò màochōng zhēn huò.Don't pass off fakes as the real thing.
Questions about 冒充
What does 冒充 mean?
冒充 (màochōng) means “to pretend to be; to pass off as”.
How do you pronounce 冒充?
冒充 is pronounced màochōng.
Which HSK level is 冒充?
冒充 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 感冒gǎnmàoto catch a cold
- 冒险màoxiǎnto take a risk
- 冒犯màofànto offend
- 补充bǔchōngto add
- 充满chōngmǎnfull of
- 充电chōngdiànto charge (a battery)
- 充电器chōngdiànqìcharger
- 充分chōngfènfull
- 充当chōngdāngto act as
- 充沛chōngpèifull of (energy)
Learn 冒充 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 123: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.