(zhuāng) — to install, to fix (equipment); to pretend, to act as if; to pack, to load (into a container)

Definition

装 covers three uses at HSK 4: installing equipment, pretending (weaker than 假装, more about acting a role), and packing into a container (broader than 包装, which focuses on commercial wrapping).

verb
to installto fix (equipment)to pretendto act as ifto packto load (into a container)

Examples

  • Shī fu zhèng zài zhuāng kōng tiáo.
    The technician is installing the air conditioner.
  • Tā zhuāng chū yí fù hěn shēng qì de yàng zi.
    He put on an act of being very angry.
  • Qǐng bǎ yī fu zhuāng jìn xíng li xiāng.
    Please pack the clothes into the suitcase.

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