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装作

zhuāng zuò · zhuang zuo

Traditional 裝作

Meaning

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

  1. Liangliang

    琦琦(qíqí)一会儿(yīhuìr)就(jiù)来(lái)了(le)，别(bié)让(ràng)她(tā)知道(zhīdào)派对(pàiduì)。

    Qiqi will be here soon. Don't let her know about the party.

  2. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)装作(zhuāngzuò)在(zài)学习(xuéxí)吧(ba)。

    Then let's pretend we're studying.

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，你(nǐ)要(yào)装作(zhuāngzuò)很(hěn)认真(rènzhēn)。

    Right, you must pretend to be very serious.

  4. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)在(zài)干(gān)什么(shénme)？

    What are you doing?

  5. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)在(zài)学习(xuéxí)！

    We're studying!

  6. Qiqi

    可是(kěshì)，你们(nǐmen)的(de)书(shū)拿(ná)反(fǎn)了(le)。

    But your book is upside down.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

丽(lì)萨(sà)装(zhuāng)作(zuò)没(méi)有(yǒu)听(tīng)见(jiàn)。

Lisa pretended not to hear.

Tatoeba: Chinese by maxine · English by shea · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)装(zhuāng)作(zuò)没(méi)事(shì)发(fā)生(shēng)，继(jì)续(xù)说(shuō)他(tā)的(de)话(huà)。

He went on talking as though nothing had happened.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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