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装傻

zhuāng shǎ · zhuang sha

Traditional 裝傻

Meaning

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  1. to act stupid
  2. to pretend to be naive
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In a conversation

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Whose turn to sweep?

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)轮到(lúndào)你(nǐ)扫地(sǎodì)了(le)。

    It's your turn to sweep today.

  2. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？我(wǒ)没(méi)听见(tīngjiàn)。

    Huh? I didn't hear you.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)别(bié)装傻(zhuāngshǎ)，我(wǒ)说(shuō)了(le)三遍(sānbiàn)。

    Stop playing dumb. I said it three times.

  4. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)不是(bùshì)装傻(zhuāngshǎ)，我(wǒ)是(shì)不想(bùxiǎng)扫(sǎo)。

    Okay, I'm not playing dumb. I just don't want to sweep.

  5. Liangliang

    装傻(zhuāngshǎ)没用(méiyòng)，扫把(sàobǎ)就(jiù)在(zài)你(nǐ)后面(hòumian)。

    Playing dumb won't help. The broom is right behind you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)竟(jìng)然(rán)还(hái)给(gěi)我(wǒ)装(zhuāng)傻(shǎ)。

Despite everything he is still playing dumb.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by konkorde · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

别(bié)装(zhuāng)傻(shǎ)了(le)，你(nǐ)明(míng)明(míng)知(zhī)道(dào)答(dá)案(àn)。

Don't play dumb; you clearly know the answer.

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