装腔作势 — “To strike a pose and put on airs”
装腔作势 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to strike a pose and put on airs”. To be pretentious or affected.
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装腔作势 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 装zhuāng
- 腔qiāng
- 作zuò
- 势shì
装腔作势 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 装腔作势
他每次发言都要装腔作势，搞得大家都很不耐烦。
Every time he speaks, he puts on airs and strikes a pose, which makes everyone quite impatient.
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More idioms starting with 装
- zhuāng装shǎ傻chōng充lèng愣play dumb
- zhuāng装yāo妖zuò作guài怪act strange to deceive
- zhuāng装sūn孙zi子feign weakness or submission
- zhuāng装qiè怯zuò作yǒng勇feign bravery while timid
- zhuāng装mó模zuò做yàng样to put on an act
- zhuāng装mó模zhuāng装yàng样put on an act
- zhuāng装sǐ死mài卖huó活feign helplessness or make a fuss
- zhuāng装yáng洋suàn蒜pretend to be ignorant
- zhuāng装huáng潢mén门miàn面embellish the facade
- zhuāng装diǎn点yī一xīn新decorate and refurbish completely
- zhuāng装diǎn点mén门miàn面decorate the facade for appearance's sake
Questions about 装腔作势
- What does 装腔作势 mean?
- 装腔作势 (zhuāng qiāng zuò shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to strike a pose and put on airs”.
- How do you pronounce 装腔作势?
- 装腔作势 is pronounced zhuāng qiāng zuò shì in Mandarin Chinese.
- What is the Chinese definition of 装腔作势?
- 拿腔拿调，故意做作想引人注意或吓唬人。