装腔作势 (zhuāng qiāng zuō) — to be affected or pretentious; to strike a pose
Definition
A chengyu meaning to put on airs and strike a fake pose — someone acting pretentiously to seem more important or talented than they are. Strongly negative; implies the behavior is obvious and insincere.
idiom
to be affected or pretentiousto strike a pose
Examples
- 装腔作势，。Tā zài lǐng dǎo miàn qián zǒng shì zhuāng qiāng zuō, ràng rén hěn bù shū fu.He always puts on airs in front of the leaders, which makes people very uncomfortable.
- 装腔作势，。Bié zhuāng qiāng zuō le, dà jiā dōu liǎo jiě nǐ de zhēn shí shuǐ píng.Stop being pretentious — everyone knows your real level.
- 。Tā shuō huà shí zhuāng qiāng zuō de yàng zi zhēn kě xiào.His affected manner when speaking is really ridiculous.
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