装作 meaning in English

zhuāngzuò

to pretend; to feign

Traditional 裝作19 strokes

Meaning of 装作

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhuāngzuò
  1. to pretend
  2. to feign
  3. to act a part

装作 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā装zhuāng作zuò没méi在zài听tīng。
He pretended not to be listening.
丽lì萨sà装zhuāng作zuò没méi有yǒu听tīng见jiàn。
Lisa pretended not to hear.
他tā装zhuāng作zuò没méi事shì发fā生shēng,继jì续xù说shuō他tā的de话huà。
He went on talking as though nothing had happened.
昨zuó天tiān她tā装zhuāng作zuò没méi有yǒu听tīng见jiàn他tā。
She pretended not to hear him yesterday.
汤tāng姆mǔ坐zuò在zài桌zhuō前qián,装zhuāng作zuò在zài学xué习xí。
Tom sat at his desk, pretending to study.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

装 zhuāng · adornment · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

作 zuò · to do · 7 strokes

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

Related words

Words that share a character with 装作.

工作gōngzuòto work; (of a machine) to operate
动作dòngzuòmovement; motion; action; to act; to move
作用zuòyòngto act on; to affect; action; function; activity
作家zuòjiāauthor
作业zuòyèschool assignment; homework
叫作jiàozuòto call; to be called
作文zuòwénto write an essay; composition (student essay)
合作hézuòto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together
作品zuòpǐnwork (of art); opus
制作zhìzuòto make; to manufacture
服装fúzhuāngdress; clothing
作者zuòzhěauthor; writer

Questions about 装作

What does 装作 mean?

装作 (zhuāngzuò) means "to pretend; to feign".

How do you write 装作?

装作 is made of 2 characters: 装 (12 strokes), 作 (7 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

How is 装作 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 装作 is written 裝作.