伪装 wěizhuāng to pretend to be (asleep etc)
to pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as; pretense; disguise; (military) to camouflage; camouflage
How to remember 伪装: 伪 false + 装 dress = to pretend to be (asleep etc).
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How it is used
- To disguise / camouflage; a disguise - 他伪装成警察 (tā wěizhuāng chéng jǐngchá) he disguised himself as a police officer.
- Both the act and the outward false front: 军事伪装 (military camouflage), 撕下伪装 (rip off the disguise).
- Contrast 假装 (jiǎzhuāng, to pretend, about behavior/emotion); 伪装 emphasizes a deliberate false appearance to conceal identity.
Example sentences
- 已经不需要再伪装了。 Yǐjīng bù xūyào zài wěizhuāng le.There's no need to pretend anymore.