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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

充 [chōng]
  1. 1. verb [满] fill
    充电
    charge a battery
    充其量
    at most
  2. 2. verb [担任] act as
    充当助理经理
    act as assistant manager
    充当配角
    take a supporting role
  3. 3. verb [假装] pass … off as
    以次充好
    pass things off as good quality

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

充 [chōng]
  1. 1. adjective sufficient; full
    充分
    full; ample; abundant
  2. 2. verb fill; stuff
    充电
    charge (a battery)
    充塞
    fill (up); cram
    电池要经常充满了，才会用的时间长。
  3. 3. verb serve as; act as
    充向导
    serve as a guide
  4. 4. verb pretend to be; pose as; pass something off as
    充内行
    pretend to be an expert
    充好汉
    pose as a hero
    打肿脸充胖子。
    现在好多商人为了赚钱以次充好。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

充 [chōng]
  1. 1. 形 饱满;实足
    充足
    充实
    充分
  2. 2. 动 使满;填;塞
    给电池充电
    充耳不闻
  3. 3. 动 补足;凑足
    充数
  4. 4. 动 担任
    充任
    充当
  5. 5. 动 装作;假冒
    充好汉
    以次充好
    冒充
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Examples

他们两个人串通一气，又打又拉，一个充红脸，一个充白脸。 → 白脸
充向导
serve as a guide → 充
充内行
pretend to be an expert → 充
充好汉
pose as a hero → 充
他受贿的财物全部充了公。
The bribes and gifts that he took were all confiscated. → 充公
参加你们队，我只能充个数。
I'll only be an also-ran in your team. → 充数
你在他面前硬充好汉不是自讨苦头吃吗？
Aren't you asking for trouble by prentending to be someone else in front of him? → 硬充
我的上网卡刚刚充了值, 你拿去用吧。 → 上网卡
充好汉 → 充
不会就是不会,不要逞英雄,充好汉 → 逞英雄
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Character Decomposition

亠
[tóu]		 + 厶
[sī]		 + 儿
[ér]

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