冒充 (mào chōng): to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to feign; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

to feign
to pretend to be
to pass oneself off as

Chinese explanation

假装成某种身份或某个人，用假的来骗别人。比如假冒警察、冒充别人的名字去骗钱。通常带有欺骗、不诚实的意思。

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Character breakdown

HSK 6

to emit

HSK 7

sufficient

Example sentences

He pretended to be a police officer and stopped passersby on the street, demanding to check their ID cards, but was caught on the spot by real police.

This website impersonated a bank and sent emails, tricking users into clicking links and entering passwords, causing many people's accounts to be stolen.

In order to participate in a singing competition, he pretended to be a professional singer, but was seen through by the judges as soon as he opened his mouth.

Some merchants pass off inferior products as well-known brands, making it hard for consumers to tell the real from the fake.

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