Lingaku- to pretend to not know
- to play dumb
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to pretend to not know
- to play dumb
This phrase describes the act of pretending to be unaware or ignorant about something, often to avoid responsibility or to evade a question.
He clearly knows the truth of the matter, yet pretends not to know.
zài在huì yì会议shǎng上tā她chuāi zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu揣着明白装糊涂，bù xiǎng不想chéng rèn承认zì jǐ自己de的cuò wù错误。
During the meeting, she pretended not to know in order not to admit her mistake.
This meaning emphasizes a deliberate choice to appear uninformed or oblivious, often for strategic reasons.
Generated collocations (experimental)
chuāi zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu揣着明白装糊涂to pretend to not knowgù zuò故作míng bai明白to feign understandingzhuāng zuò装作bù zhī不知to act as if one doesn’t knowmíng zhī gù wèn明知故问to ask questions one already knows the answer toyǐn mán隐瞒zhēn xiàng真相to hide the truthgù zuò故作hú tu糊涂to act foolishly or cluelesslyxīn zhī dù míng心知肚明to know very well but pretend otherwisezhuāng shǎ装傻chōng充lèng愣to pretend to be stupid or dazedgù nòng xuán xū故弄玄虚to create a mystery or confuse deliberatelyshú shì wú dǔ熟视无睹to turn a blind eyeshì ér bù jiàn视而不见to see but not acknowledgebù wén bù wèn不闻不问to ignore or turn a deaf ear