作秀 (zuō) — to show off, to put on a performance (often negative: insincere or attention-seeking)
Definition
作秀 (zuòxiù) means to put on a show — acting for show, insincere, for attention or image. It is evaluative: the speaker is judging the behavior as fake or self-serving.
verb
to show offto put on a performance (often negative: insincere or attention-seeking)
Examples
- 作秀。Tā zǒng ài zài lǐng dǎo miàn qián zuō.He always likes to show off in front of the leaders.
- ，。Nà xiē míng xīng zhǐ shì lái zuò yì chǎng xiù, bú shì zhēn xīn bāng máng.Those celebrities just came to put on a show; they don't genuinely want to help.
- 作秀，。Bié zuō le, wǒ men dōu zhī dào zhēn xiàng.Stop showing off — we all know the truth.
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