冒 名 顶 替 者

mào míng dǐng tì zhědictionary entry

impersonator / impostor

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

冒名頂替者冒名顶替者 [mao4 ming2 ding3 ti4 zhe3] /impersonator; impostor/

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Other forms in these source records: 冒名頂替者

冒
mào
to emit / to give off / to send out (or up, forth) / to brave / to face / (bound form) reckless / to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc) / to feign / (literary) to cover
Mào
surname Mao
名
míng
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people
顶
dǐng
apex / crown of the head / top / roof / most / to carry on the head / to push to the top / to go against / to replace / to substitute / to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc) / (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
替
tì
to substitute for / to take the place of / to replace / for / on behalf of / to stand in for
者
zhě
(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist / (used after a number or 後|后[hòu] or 前[qián] to refer to sth mentioned previously) / (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term) / (old) (used at the end of a command) / (old) this

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