jiǎ
zhēn
zuò

idiom
common

Meaning of 假戏真做

假戏真做 means to turn a feigned action into reality; to take a pretense seriously; to let fake become real. Pronounced jiǎ xì zhēn zuò.

  • to turn a feigned action into reality; to take a pretense seriously; to let fake become real

Definitions & Examples

men
běn
lái
zhǐ
shì
jiǎ
bàn
qíng
pāi
shì
pín
 
méi
xiǎng
dào
jiǎ
zhēn
zuò
 
zhēn
de
zài
le
 

They were only pretending to be a couple for a video, but unexpectedly the pretense became reality and they actually got together.

Zhè
zhǐ
shì
chǎng
yǎn
 
men
bié
jiǎ
zhēn
zuò
 
zhēn
lóu
zhà
le
 

This is just a drill; don't take it so seriously that you actually blow up the building.

zhōng
liǎng
rén
yuē
jié
hūn
 
zuì
hòu
jiǎ
zhēn
zuò
 
chéng
le
zhēn
zhèng
de
 

In the drama, the two had a contract marriage, but in the end the pretense turned real and they became a genuine couple.