佯装 (yáng zhuāng) — to pretend, to feign (formal, literary)

Definition

Examples

• 他佯装没事，其实很紧张。
  Tā yáng zhuāng méi shì, qí shí hěn jǐn zhāng.
  He pretended to be fine, but was actually very nervous.
• 她佯装成记者混进了会场。
  Tā yáng zhuāng chéng jì zhě hùn jìn le huì chǎng.
  She pretended to be a reporter and sneaked into the venue.
• 敌人佯装撤退，其实是设下了埋伏。
  Dí rén yáng zhuāng chè tuì, qí shí shì shè xià le mái fú.
  The enemy pretended to retreat, but actually laid an ambush.

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