假面具 (jiǎ miàn jù) — mask (physical, e.g. a theatrical mask); façade; false front (figurative, meaning a pretense or disguise)
Definition
A word for both a physical mask (worn on the face) and, figuratively, a false front or pretense someone hides behind.
noun
mask (physical, e.g. a theatrical mask)façadefalse front (figurative, meaning a pretense or disguise)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 假面具，。Tā zài jù huì shí dài le yí gè jiǎ miàn jù, shuí yě rèn bù chū tā.He wore a mask at the party, and no one recognized him.
- ，假面具。Tā biǎo miàn shàng hěn yǒu hǎo, qí shí nà zhǐ shì tā de jiǎ miàn jù.He seems friendly on the surface, but that's just his façade.
- ，假面具，。Shí jiān jiǔ le, tā zhōng yú zhāi xià le jiǎ miàn jù, lù chū le zhēn miàn mù.After a long time, he finally dropped the façade and revealed his true colors.
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