假惺惺 (jiǎ) — hypocritical, insincere; fake kindness, unctuous
Definition
Used to describe a pretense of feeling that is obviously fake — more vivid and accusatory than a flat 'insincere'. Often appears before 地 modifying a verb (e.g. 假惺惺地关心).
verb
hypocriticalinsincerefake kindnessunctuous
Examples
- ，，假惺惺。Tā biǎo miàn yí tào, bèi dì yí tào, zhēn shì gè jiǎ de rén.He's one way on the surface and another behind your back — truly a hypocritical person.
- 假惺惺，。Bié jiǎ dì guān xīn wǒ le, wǒ zhī dào nǐ gēn běn bú zài hu.Stop pretending to care about me; I know you don't care at all.
- 假惺惺，。Tā de dào qiàn tīng qǐ lái jiǎ de, yì diǎn yě bù zhēn chéng.Her apology sounds hypocritical, not sincere at all.
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