装zhuāngto pretend
装 (zhuāng) means "to pretend" or "to pack." It appears in 他在装睡。 (He's pretending to be asleep.) and 我把衣服装进包里。 (I packed the clothes into the bag.) In the dialogue, A asks whether B's little brother is asleep, and B says he is pretending. Then B says the clothes are packed and they can go.
What does 装 mean?
- 1.
to pretendverb
- 2.
to packverb
What does the character 装 mean?
- 装to pretend
How do you use 装?
See it in 装睡 and 装进包里
What are some examples of 装 in a sentence?
How is 装 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你弟弟睡了吗?
Nǐ dìdi shuì le ma?
Is your little brother asleep?
- Speaker B:
没有,他在装睡。
Méiyǒu, tā zài zhuāng shuì.
No, he's pretending to be asleep.
- Speaker A:
衣服呢?
Yīfu ne?
What about the clothes?
- Speaker B:
我把衣服装进包里了,我们走吧。
Wǒ bǎ yīfu zhuāng jìn bāo li le, wǒmen zǒu ba.
I packed the clothes into the bag. Let's go.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.