做張做勢
zuò​zhāng​zuò​shì

to put on an act

  • created reference approved 做张做势/做張做勢 → 装模作样/裝模作樣 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    做张做势 / 做張做勢 zuò​zhāng​zuò​shì

    装模作样 / 裝模作樣 zhuāng​mó​zuò​yàng

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 做张做势/做張做勢 · zuò​zhāng​zuò​shì · to put on an act — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    做张做势 / 做張做勢

    zuò​zhāng​zuò​shì

    to put on an act

    (idiom) to pose or show theatrical affectation; to indulge in histrionics; to behave in an artificial or exaggerated way to attract attention or impress others

    做 (literal) → 做 · zuò · to pretend 张 (literal) → 张/張 · zhāng · to expand 做 (literal) → 做 · zuò · to pretend 势 (literal) → 势/勢 · shì · gesture

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

    created sense