伪装 偽裝 wěi zhuāng v., n. to pretend to be (asleep etc) / to disguise oneself as / pretense / disguise / (military) to camouflage / camouflage syn 演戏 演戲 yǎn xì to put on a play / to perform / fig. to pretend / to feign 冒充 mào chōng v. to feign / to pretend to be / to pass oneself off as syn 装傻 裝傻 zhuāng shǎ to act stupid / to pretend to be naive syn 装蒜 裝蒜 zhuāng suàn to act stupid / to play dumb / to pretend to not know syn 置若罔闻 置若罔聞 zhì ruò wǎng wén to turn a deaf ear to (idiom) / to pretend not to hear syn 哭穷 哭窮 kū qióng to bewail one's poverty / to complain about being hard up / to pretend to be poor 强颜欢笑 強顏歡笑 qiǎng yán huān xiào to pretend to look happy / to force oneself to smile syn 装可爱 裝可愛 zhuāng kě ài to act cute / putting on adorable airs / to pretend to be lovely 矫饰 矯飾 jiǎo shì to put on airs / to pretend sth is better than it is / affectation syn 叶公好龙 葉公好龍 yè gōng hào lóng lit. Lord Ye's passion for dragons (idiom) / fig. to pretend to be fond of sth while actually fearing it / ostensible fondness of sth one really fears syn 装神弄鬼 裝神弄鬼 zhuāng shén nòng guǐ lit. to pretend to be in contact with supernatural beings (idiom) / fig. to engage in hocus-pocus 乔装打扮 喬裝打扮 qiáo zhuāng dǎ bàn to dress up in disguise (idiom) / to pretend for the purpose of deceit 不懂装懂 不懂裝懂 bù dǒng zhuāng dǒng to pretend to understand when you don't 粉饰太平 粉飾太平 fěn shì tài píng to pretend that everything is going well syn 顶名冒姓 頂名冒姓 dǐng míng mào xìng to pretend to be sb else 紿 dài bind / pretend / to fool 故作端庄 故作端莊 gù zuò duān zhuāng artificial show of seriousness / to pretend to be solemn 犯傻 fàn shǎ to do something stupid / to pretend not to know / to stare blankly 放着明白装糊涂 放著明白裝糊塗 fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu to pretend not to know (idiom) 顶冒 頂冒 dǐng mào to pretend to be sb else / abbr. for 頂名冒姓|顶名冒姓[ding3 ming2 mao4 xing4] 得便宜卖乖 得便宜賣乖 dé pián yi mài guāi to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise / to claim to be hard done by, even though one has benefited 揣着明白装糊涂 揣著明白裝糊塗 chuāi zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu to pretend to not know / to play dumb 岁静 歲靜 suì jìng (neologism) (slang) person who likes to pretend that everything is fine in their society (derived from 歲月靜好|岁月静好[sui4 yue4 jing4 hao3], "it is a time of peace and harmony") 装好人 裝好人 zhuāng hǎo rén to pretend to be nice 装神弄鬼 裝神弄鬼 zhuāng shén - nòng guǐ lit. to pretend to be in contact with supernatural beings (idiom) / fig. to create a false sense of mystery / to play tricks to deceive or scare others / to engage in hocus-pocus 盗名欺世 盜名欺世 dào míng qī shì (idiom) To steal a reputation and deceive the public. It describes people who pretend to be virtuous or learned without deserving such a reputation. syn 反眼不识 反眼不識 fǎn yǎn bù shí (idiom) To turn against someone and pretend not to know them. It describes a person who suddenly changes attitude. 故作高深 gù zuò gāo shēn (idiom) To pretend to be profound when one is not. It often describes writing that deliberately uses difficult words to conceal shallow content. 矫情镇物 jiǎo qíng zhèn wù (idiom) To pretend to be calm so that others cannot guess one’s true feelings or thoughts. 解发佯狂 jiě fà yáng kuáng (idiom) To let one’s hair down and pretend to be insane. 矜愚饰智 矜愚飾智 jīn yú shì zhì (idiom) To pretend to be wise and show off one’s supposed wisdom before ignorant people. The expression is derogatory. 铺眉蒙眼 pū méi méng yǎn (idiom) To put on an affected show / to pretend and strike artificial poses. 强不知以为知 qiǎng bù zhī yǐ wéi zhī (idiom) To pretend to understand and claim to know what one actually does not know. 饰智矜愚 飾智矜愚 shì zhì jīn yú (idiom) To pretend to be wise and boast about it in front of the ignorant. It describes someone acting self-important and clever. 诈败佯输 詐敗佯輸 zhà bài yáng shū (idiom) To pretend to be defeated in order to lure an opponent into a trap. 装怯作勇 裝怯作勇 zhuāng qiè zuò yǒng (idiom) To be timid by nature but pretend to be brave. The expression suggests feigned courage. 装傻充愣 裝傻充愣 zhuāng shǎ chōng lèng (idiom) To pretend to be foolish and not understand. It usually implies that the behavior is feigned. 不喑不聋，不成姑公 不喑不聾，不成姑公 bù yīn bù lóng，bù chéng gū gōng (idiom) To be the head of a household, one must know how to pretend not to see or hear the faults of younger family members. 乜斜缠帐 乜斜纏帳 niè xié chán zhàng (idiom) To pretend to be foolish or dazed in order to pester someone endlessly. 以进为退 yǐ jìn wéi tuì (idiom) To pretend to advance while actually preparing to retreat / also, to appear to move forward while really planning to yield ground. 佯为不知 yáng wéi bù zhī (idiom) To pretend not to know. 佯狂避世 yáng kuáng bì shì (idiom) To pretend to be insane in order to withdraw from worldly affairs. It refers to the passive attitude of some former scholars who avoided confronting reality. 佯羞诈鬼 佯羞詐鬼 yáng xiū zhà guǐ (idiom) To pretend to be shy in order to deceive others. It describes an affected and dishonest manner. 佯轮诈败 佯輪詐敗 yáng lún zhà bài (idiom) To deliberately pretend to lose a battle. 佯输诈败 佯輸詐敗 yáng shū zhà bài (idiom) To pretend to be defeated in order to deceive the opponent and lure them into a trap. 佯风诈冒 yáng fēng zhà mào (idiom) To pretend to be insane and play the fool. To deliberately act foolish or deranged. 倚酒三分醉 yǐ jiǔ sān fēn zuì (idiom) To pretend to be drunk after having had only a little to drink. It means using a minor pretext to deliberately blow a situation out of proportion. 假仁假意 jiǎ rén jiǎ yì (idiom) To pretend to be kind while actually being wicked and treacherous. 假意撇清 jiǎ yì piē qīng (idiom) To pretend to be aloof and morally superior without actually possessing those qualities. The expression criticizes affected behavior. 假意虚情 jiǎ yì xū qíng (idiom) To pretend to be warm toward someone without being sincere. It refers to false friendliness. 假痴假呆 jiǎ chī jiǎ dāi (idiom) To pretend to be stupid or to act as if one does not understand. 做好做恶 zuò hǎo zuò è (idiom) To pretend to be either a good person or a bad one in order to deal with a situation. It refers to alternating between a conciliatory and a harsh attitude. 半痴不颠 bàn chī bù diān (idiom) To pretend to be crazy or foolish. 妆聋做哑 zhuāng lóng zuò yǎ (idiom) To pretend to be deaf and mute in order to avoid responding or deliberately ignore something. 弄鬼弄神 nòng guǐ nòng shén (idiom) To pretend to invoke spirits in order to deceive or frighten others / it also means to cheat or scheme behind the scenes. It is a variant of “弄神弄鬼”. 强文浉醋 qiǎng wén jiǎ cù (idiom) To pretend to be cultured and refined. It is a variant of “to put on an air of learning.” 指空话空 zhǐ kōng huà kōng (idiom) To put on an air of mystery and pretend to possess profound or esoteric knowledge. 探玄珠 tàn xuán zhū (idiom) To pretend to understand when one does not, or to have only a superficial knowledge of a subject. 推聋作哑 推聾作啞 tuī lóng zuò yǎ (idiom) To pretend not to hear or know anything, deliberately avoiding taking a position or getting involved. 推聋做哑 推聾做啞 tuī lóng zuò yǎ (idiom) To pretend to be deaf and mute / deliberately act as though one has not heard, understood, or known something. 推聋妆哑 tuī lóng zhuāng yǎ (idiom) To pretend not to hear or know anything and act as though one is not concerned. 推聋装哑 推聾裝啞 tuī lóng zhuāng yǎ (idiom) To pretend to know nothing, as though one were deaf and dumb. 撇呆打堕 piě dāi dǎ duò (idiom) To pretend to be foolish or not to understand. 故作镇静 gù zuò zhèn jìng (idiom) To deliberately pretend to be calm and composed, even though one is actually nervous or unsettled. 睁一只眼，闭一只眼 zhēng yī zhī yǎn，bì yī zhī yǎn (idiom) To pretend not to see something that ought to be stopped, thereby tolerating or condoning it. 睁只眼，闭只眼 zhēng zhī yǎn，bì zhī yǎn (idiom) To pretend not to see something and deliberately overlook it, out of tolerance or to avoid confrontation. 硬撑门面 yìng chēng mén miàn (idiom) To pretend to maintain an elegant or respectable appearance and pass oneself off as upper-class, despite declining circumstances. 虚为委蛇 xū wéi wēi yí (idiom) To pretend to be accommodating and respond hypocritically or evasively merely to get through an interaction. 虚作声势 虛作聲勢 xū zuò shēng shì (idiom) To pretend to possess great strength and create an imposing appearance in order to frighten others. 虚情假套 xū qíng jiǎ tào (idiom) To pretend to be warm and friendly toward others without genuine sincerity. 被发洋狂 pī fà yáng kuáng (idiom) To wear one’s hair loose and pretend to be insane. 被发详狂 pī fà yáng kuáng (idiom) To let one’s hair hang loose and pretend to be mad. 被发阳狂 pī fà yáng kuáng (idiom) To wear one’s hair loose and pretend to be insane. 装疯作傻 裝瘋作傻 zhuāng fēng zuò shǎ (idiom) To pretend to be crazy and foolish. It can also describe someone feigning stupidity to deceive others or avoid a situation. 装疯卖俏 裝瘋賣俏 zhuāng fēng mài qiào (idiom) To pretend to be insane and flaunt one's coquettish manner. The expression generally describes an affected and pejorative attitude. 装痴作傻 zhuāng chī zuò shǎ (idiom) To deliberately pretend to be stupid or dazed. 装痴作态 zhuāng chī zuò tài (idiom) To deliberately pretend to be dull-witted or foolish. 装痴做疯 zhuāng chī zuò fēng (idiom) To deliberately pretend to be insane or foolish in order to evade a situation or conceal the truth. 装痴卖傻 zhuāng chī mài shǎ (idiom) To deliberately pretend to be stupid or dazed. 装神做鬼 裝神做鬼 zhuāng shén zuò guǐ (idiom) To pretend to be a spirit or ghost in order to frighten people. 装聋作痴 zhuāng lóng zuò chī (idiom) To pretend to be deaf and foolish. It describes someone who deliberately pretends not to hear and acts as though they know nothing. 装聋做哑 裝聾做啞 zhuāng lóng zuò yǎ (idiom) To pretend to be deaf and mute / deliberately ignore something while pretending not to know about it. 