装蒜 (zhuāng suàn) — to pretend not to know, to play dumb, to feign ignorance

Definición

A colloquial, slightly humorous expression meaning 'to play dumb / pretend you don't know' — often used to call someone out, as in 别装蒜了 ('stop playing dumb').

verb
to pretend not to knowto play dumbto feign ignorance

Ejemplos

  • 装蒜
    Bié zhuāng suàn le, nǐ míng míng zhī dào shì zěn me huí shì.
    Stop playing dumb — you clearly know what's going on.
  • Nǐ zhuāng shén me suàn? zhè jiàn shì jiù shì nǐ gān de.
    What are you pretending? You're the one who did this.
  • Tā zhuāng le bàn tiān suàn, zuì hòu hái shì chéng rèn le.
    He played dumb for a while, but finally admitted it.

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