verb, Wuhan
to try to be something you are not; to pretend to be someone you are not; to stand out when you should not
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
冒充人民警察招摇撞骗的，依照前款的规定从重处罚。
冒充人民警察招搖撞騙的，依照前款的規定從重處罰。
mào chōng rén mín jǐng chá zhāo yáo zhuàng piàn de ， yī zhào qián kuǎn de guī dìng cóng zhòng chù fá ．
Whoever impersonates a people's policeman to go about and deceive people shall be given a heavier punishment in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.