冒充 meaning in English

màochōng

to feign; to pretend to be

HSK 7-9verb15 strokes

Meaning of 冒充

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

màochōng
  1. to feign
  2. to pretend to be
  3. to pass oneself off as

Stroke order for each character

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冒 mào · to emit · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

充 chōng · sufficient · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 冒充.

充满chōngmǎnfull of; brimming with
感冒gǎnmàoto catch cold; (common) cold
补充bǔchōngto replenish; to supplement
充分chōngfènample; sufficient
充电chōngdiànto recharge (a battery); (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through rest or leisure)
充电器chōngdiànqìbattery charger
充足chōngzúadequate; sufficient
冒险màoxiǎnto take risks; to take chances
冒犯màofànto offend
冒昧màomèibold; presumptuous
充实chōngshírich; full
充当chōngdāngto serve as; to act as

Questions about 冒充

What does 冒充 mean?

冒充 (màochōng) means "to feign; to pretend to be" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 冒充?

冒充 is made of 2 characters: 冒 (9 strokes), 充 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 冒充 an HSK word?

Yes. 冒充 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.