created sense approved 作势/作勢 · zuòshì · to put on airs — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
作势 / 作勢
zuòshì
to put on airs
To put on an act or adopt a false attitude, often used in the phrase [[装腔作势|裝腔作勢|zhuang1 qiang1 zuo4 shi4]]
作, 势
作 (literal) → 作 · zuò · to pretend 势 (literal) → 势/勢 · shì · gesture
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 作势/作勢 · zuòshì · to strike a pose — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
作势 / 作勢
zuòshì
to strike a pose
To strike a pose or assume a specific posture, often to signal that one is about to perform an action.
作, 势
作 (literal) → 作 · zuò · to pretend 势 (literal) → 势/勢 · shì · gesture
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition