Definition
装糊涂 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to play dumb' or 'to feign ignorance.' It combines 装 ('to pretend') and 糊涂 ('confused/muddled'), and you can separate them with a measure word or object — for example, 装了一次糊涂 ('played dumb once'). The object of the pretense (who you're fooling) goes before the whole phrase with 跟/对: 跟我装糊涂 ('play dumb with me').
v.o.
to play dumbto feign ignorance
Examples
- 装糊涂，。Bié gēn wǒ zhuāng hū le, nǐ míngmíng zhīdào dá'àn.Don't play dumb with me — you clearly know the answer.
- ，。Tā zhuāng le yí cì hútu, bǎ zérèn tuī gěi le biérén.He played dumb once and shifted the blame onto someone else.
- ，装糊涂。Lǎobǎn wèn shéi fàn le cuò, dàjiā dōu kāishǐ zhuāng hū.When the boss asked who made the mistake, everyone started playing dumb.
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