冒充

mào chōng

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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fake

Means 'counterfeit' or 'imposter'; describes things or people that are fake, closely tied to 冒充.

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to feign

Both mean 'to pretend', but 冒充 is often for pretending to be someone else with deceptive intent.

Often used with identity or status nouns like 警察 (police) or 专家 (expert). 他冒充警察被逮捕了。

Don't use 冒充 for casual pretending (like children playing). It implies deception with negative consequences.

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有人冒充警察诈骗钱财。

Someone impersonated a police officer to swindle money.

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