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充 (chōng) — to fill; to charge (a battery); to serve as; to act as; to pretend to be; to pose as

Definition

充 is a formal/written verb; in 充当 it means 'to serve as' (synonym 当, but more literary). Alone it most often means 'to fill / charge' (e.g. 充电) — for the 'pretend' sense the app prefers 冒充 or 假冒.

verb
to fillto charge (a battery)to serve asto act asto pretend to beto pose as
Easily confused

Examples

  • 充。
    Qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ shǒu jī chōng shàng diàn.
    Please help me charge my phone.
  • ，。
    Tā lín shí chōng dāng dǎo yóu, dài wǒ men cān guān.
    He temporarily served as a tour guide and showed us around.
  • 充，。
    Tā zǒng ài chōng nèi háng, qí shí shén me dōu bù dǒng.
    He always likes to pretend to be an expert, but actually knows nothing.
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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