扮
bàn
Meaning
- to play (a role)
- to dress up
- to disguise oneself as
Definition
化妆；打扮；装扮成某种角色。
to dress up; to put on makeup; to play the role of.
Usage
常用于表示化妆、打扮或扮演某个角色，可以单独使用，也可与其他字组合成词，如“打扮”、“扮演”等。
Commonly used to indicate putting on makeup, dressing up, or playing a role. It can be used alone or combined with other characters to form words like 'dress up' or 'play the role of'.
Examples
- 1 她每天都要花一个小时扮自己。 (She spends an hour every day dressing herself up.)
- 2 他在电影里扮一个坏人。 (He plays a villain in the movie.)
- 3 别扮了，我知道你是装的。 (Stop pretending; I know you're faking it.)
- 4 她扮成公主去参加派对。 (She dressed up as a princess to go to the party.)
- 5 他扮鬼脸逗孩子们笑。 (He made funny faces to make the children laugh.)
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