装做 (zhuāng zuò) — to pretend, to feign

Definition

Examples

• 他装做没听见我说的话。
  Tā zhuāng zuò méi tīng jiàn wǒ shuō de huà.
  He pretended not to hear what I said.
• 别装做很忙的样子，我知道你有时间。
  Bié zhuāng zuò hěn máng de yàng zi, wǒ zhī dào nǐ yǒu shí jiān.
  Don't pretend to be busy — I know you have time.
• 她装做睡着了，其实还在听我们聊天。
  Tā zhuāng zuò shuì zháo le, qí shí hái zài tīng wǒ men liáo tiān.
  She pretended to be asleep, but she was still listening to our chat.

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