She made believe that she was sick.
装病
to feign illness
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Meaning and common use
to feign illness
to malinger
How 装病 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 装病 appears in 4 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
There is no point in pretending to be sick.
Mary isn't really sick; she's only putting it on.
Words that keep company with 装病.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 装病.
Directly before
- 她装病1
- 有时装病1
- 只是装病1
Directly after
- 装病是1
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
About 装病
What does 装病 mean in Chinese?
装病 (zhuāngbìng) means to feign illness.
How do you pronounce 装病?
装病 is pronounced zhuāngbìng.
Is 装病 an HSK word?
装病 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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