充

chōng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

sufficient; full
to fill
to serve as; to act as
to act falsely as; to pose as

Definition

充，有多个含义：1. 满，足；2. 担任，担当；3. 凑满，补足；4. 假冒，假装。

Chōng has multiple meanings: 1. full, sufficient; 2. to serve as, to act as; 3. to fill up, to make up; 4. to pretend, to pass off as.

Usage

充主要用作动词，可指物理上的填充（如充气），也可指抽象意义上的充满（如充满力量），还可表示担任某种角色（如充当）或凑数（如充数），有时也用于表示虚假行为（如充行家）。

Chōng is primarily used as a verb, referring to physical filling (e.g., inflate), abstract fullness (e.g., be filled with strength), acting as a role (e.g., serve as), making up numbers (e.g., fill a vacancy), or sometimes denoting pretense (e.g., pose as an expert).

Examples

1 给气球充气，它就会鼓起来。 (Inflating the balloon makes it swell.)
2 教室里充满了欢乐的气氛。 (The classroom is filled with a joyful atmosphere.)
3 他临时充当了会议翻译。 (He temporarily acted as the conference interpreter.)
4 这些不合格的产品只是拿来充数的。 (These substandard products are just there to make up the numbers.)
5 别充内行，不懂装懂。 (Don't pretend to be an expert if you don't know.)

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