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扮
bàn
1. to disguise oneself as
2. to dress up
3. to play (a role)
4. to put on (an expression)
Common • Top 7% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

扮
bàn
costume, disguise; to dress up
HSK 4 7 丶

Compound Words (15)

假扮
jiǎbàn
to impersonate
妆扮
zhuāngbǎn
to decorate
打扮
dǎban
to decorate
HSK 4
扮演
bànyǎn
to play the role of
HSK 6
扮相
bànxiàng
stage costume
扮装
bànzhuāng
makeup
扮酷
bànkù
to act cool
装扮
zhuāngbàn
to dress up
短打扮
duǎndǎban
shorts
乔装打扮
qiáozhuāngdǎbàn
to dress up in disguise (idiom); to pretend for the purpose of deceit
扮家家酒
bànjiājiājiǔ
to play house (Tw)
扮装皇后
bànzhuānghuánghòu
drag queen
男扮女装
nánbànnǚzhuāng
dress in drag (male to female)
穿着打扮
chuānzhuódǎbàn
style of dress
角色扮演游戏
juésèbànyǎnyóuxì
role-playing game (RPG)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,973
Word Frequency Rank
5,518 of 84,292

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