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Dress up in Chinese

to dress up · HSK 5

打扮 dǎ ban

  1. 打 dǎ to hit
  2. 扮 bàn to dress up as

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How do you say dress up in Chinese?

Dress up in Chinese is 打扮 (dǎ ban). You can also say 包装 (bāo zhuāng).

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