做作 (zuò zuo) — affected, artificial, pretentious

Definizione

Means 'affected / pretentious' — someone's behavior (acting, smiling, style) feels fake, exaggerated, or put-on rather than natural. Collocates with 表演, 笑容, 风格; more literary than 装. Antonym: 真实. Definitions list captures all senses.

adjective
affectedartificialpretentious

Esempi

  • 做作
    Tā de biǎo yǎn hěn zuò zuo, yì diǎn yě bú zì rán.
    Her performance was very affected, not natural at all.
  • 做作
    Wǒ jué de tā de xiào róng yǒu diǎn zuò zuo, xiàng shì zhuāng chū lái de.
    I think his smile is a bit artificial, as if it's put on.
  • 做作
    Zhè zhǒng zuò zuo de fēng gé wǒ bú tài xǐ huan.
    I don't really like this pretentious style.

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