---
title: "Jiamao Meaning: 假冒 (jiǎmào) Means “to impersonate”"
description: "假冒 (jiǎmào) means “to impersonate; to pass off as; counterfeit; fake”. Hear its tones, see what 假 and 冒 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiamao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 假冒 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

假冒 jiǎmào

## to impersonate; to pass off as; counterfeit; fake

## Its characters

1. 假 jiǎ fake
2. 冒 mào to emit

## In a sentence

有人假冒银行员工打电话骗钱。 Someone pretended to be a bank employee and called people to cheat them out of money.

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## More words with 假 or 冒

- [度假 dùjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dujia)
- [感冒 gǎnmào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganmao)
- [寒假 hánjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanjia)
- [假期 jiàqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaqi)
- [假日 jiàrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiari)
- [假设 jiǎshè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiashe)
- [假装 jiǎzhuāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiazhuang)
- [节假日 jiéjiàrì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiejiari)
- [冒险 màoxiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/maoxian)
- [暑假 shǔjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shujia)

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