拿腔作势 náqiāngzuòshì to be affected Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 拿 ná to put on To adopt a certain pose or attitude, often used to describe behaving in a pretentious or difficult manner.腔 qiāng noun accent an accent in speech; tone of voice or manner of speaking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 zhuāngqiāngzuòshì