冒充
màochōng
to impersonate; to pass oneself off as
Characters in this word
充 chōng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 儿 — son, child
- Made of
- 亠 lid, cover 允 to grant, to consent
Example phrases
- 他冒充检修人员进入机房，结果被监控录像当场识破。 Tā màochōng jiǎnxiū rényuán jìnrù jīfáng, jiéguǒ bèi jiānkòng lùxiàng dāngchǎng shípò. He pretended to be a maintenance worker and entered the server room, but was immediately exposed by the surveillance footage.
- 有人冒充快递员上门，结果被邻居发现了。 Yǒu rén màochōng kuàidìyuán shàngmén, jiéguǒ bèi línjū fāxiàn le. Someone pretended to be a delivery man and came to the door, but a neighbour spotted it.
- 这种便宜货常常冒充名牌，买的时候要小心。 Zhè zhǒng piányi huò chángcháng màochōng míngpái, mǎi de shíhou yào xiǎoxīn. Cheap goods like these often pass themselves off as famous brands, so be careful when buying.
Related words
- 感冒 gǎnmào to catch a cold
- 冒 mào to give off; to brave
- 冒险 màoxiǎn to take a risk
- 假冒 jiǎmào to counterfeit; to impersonate
- 冒犯 màofàn to offend; to affront
- 冒昧 màomèi presumptuous; to take the liberty
- 补充 bǔchōng to add; to supplement
- 充满 chōngmǎn to be full of
- 充电 chōngdiàn to charge
- 充电器 chōngdiànqì charger
- 充分 chōngfèn sufficient
- 充足 chōngzú enough; sufficient