装 zhuāng dress
dress; clothes; attire; to install; clothing; to pretend
How to remember 装: 壮 big + 衣 clothes = dress. After carrying big boxes all day, she looks at her muddy clothes and sighs, because she needs a proper dress for the gala.
Component breakdown
装 = 壮 big + 衣 clothes
- 壮 big
- 衣 clothes
After carrying big boxes all day, she looks at her muddy clothes and sighs, because she needs a proper dress for the gala.
How it is used
- Several senses: 'clothing', 'to install/load', and 'to pretend'. 服装 (fúzhuāng) clothing, 西装 (xīzhuāng) a suit; 安装 (ānzhuāng) install (software, equipment).
- 装 = to pretend/fake: 别装了 (bié zhuāng le) stop pretending, 装病 (zhuāng bìng) fake being sick.
- 包装 (bāozhuāng) = packaging; 装修 (zhuāngxiū) = to renovate/decorate a home.
Words with 装
- 包装bāozhuāngto wrapHSK 5
- 安装ānzhuāngto installHSK 5
- 服装fúzhuāngdressHSK 5
- 装修zhuāngxiūto decorateHSK 5
- 装饰zhuāngshìto decorateHSK 5
- 西装xīzhuāngsuitHSK 5
- 装备zhuāngbèiequipmentHSK 6
- 伪装wěizhuāngto pretend to be (asleep etc)HSK 8
- 假装jiǎzhuāngto feignHSK 8
- 原装yuánzhuānggenuineHSK 8
- 改装gǎizhuāngto change one's costumeHSK 8
- 时装shízhuāngfashionHSK 8
- 武装wǔzhuāngarmsHSK 9
- 组装zǔzhuāngto assembleHSK 9
- 装扮zhuāngbànto decorateHSK 9
- 装置zhuāngzhìto installHSK 9
- 集装箱jízhuāngxiāngcontainer (for shipping)HSK 9
Example sentences
- 购物车里装满了礼品。 Gòuwùchē lǐ zhuāngmǎn le lǐpǐn.The shopping cart is full of gifts.
- 瓶子里装着毒药。 Píngzi lǐ zhuāngzhe dúyào.Inside the bottle is poison.