做幌子
zuò​huǎng​zi

to use as a front

  • created reference approved 做幌子 → 幌子 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    做幌子 zuò​huǎng​zi

    幌子 huǎng​zi

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 做幌子 · zuò​huǎng​zi · to use as a front — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    做幌子

    zuò​huǎng​zi

    to use as a front

    To put up a facade or use something as a pretext to hide the truth or one's real intentions.

    做, 幌子

    做 (literal) → 做 · zuò · to be 幌子 (literal) → 幌子 · huǎng​zi · front

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense