拿班作势 — “To put on an act or strike a pose”
拿班作势 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to put on an act or strike a pose”. Often to affect a certain demeanor or impress others. Literally, “Assume a role and make a posture”.
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拿班作势 Pronunciation and Pinyin
拿班作势 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 拿班作势
他总是喜欢在大家面前拿班作势，显得自己很有见识，其实对很多事情一知半解。
He always likes to put on an act and strike a pose in front of everyone, making himself seem knowledgeable, when in fact he has only a superficial understanding of many things.
Idioms Related to 拿班作势
Antonyms of 拿班作势
More idioms starting with 拿
- ná拿yī一shǒu手put on airs to make demands
- ná拿sān三bān搬sì四make excuses to shirk duty
- ná拿sān三piē撇sì四to put on airs
- ná拿xià下mǎ马lái来subdue or overcome someone
- ná拿bù不chū出shǒu手too embarrassing to present
- ná拿yún云zhuō捉yuè月possess extraordinary talent and ability
- ná拿yún云wò握wù雾skillful and artful in handling situations
- ná拿yún云jué攫shí石towering, majestic, and awe-inspiring ancient trees
- ná拿dāo刀dòng动zhàng杖to resort to physical violence
- ná拿dāo刀nòng弄zhàng杖to wield weapons
- ná拿yìn印bà把zi子hold real power or authority
- ná拿jiān奸ná拿shuāng双catch adulterers in the act
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What does 拿班作势 mean?
拿班作势 (ná bān zuò shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to put on an act or strike a pose”.
How do you pronounce 拿班作势?
拿班作势 is pronounced ná bān zuò shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 拿班作势 literally mean?
Literally, 拿班作势 means “Assume a role and make a posture”. It is used to mean “to put on an act or strike a pose”.
What is the Chinese definition of 拿班作势?
装模作样。