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TOPIK 5verb

위장하다

wijanghada

위장해요 · 위장했어요 · 위장할 거예요 · 위장하세요

to disguise, to camouflage, to pose as

Example

범인은 택배 기사로 위장해서 건물에 들어갔어요.

The criminal got into the building disguised as a delivery driver.

Word parts

위 false장 dress up

Literally 'falsely dressed up.'

Good to know

Not the same as 위장 (胃腸) 'stomach and intestines' — context tells them apart.