Meaning of 拿腔拿调
拿腔拿调 means to put on an affected tone; to speak in a deliberate, unnatural manner. Pronounced ná qiāng ná diào.
- to put on an affected tone; to speak in a deliberate, unnatural manner
Definitions & Examples
Bié别
gēn跟
wǒ我
ná拿
qiāng腔
ná拿
diào调
de的
，
hǎo好
hǎo好
shuō说
huà话
。
Don't put on that affected tone with me; speak properly.
Tā他
yī一
dāng当
shàng上
lǐng领
dǎo导
，
shuō说
huà话
jiù就
kāi开
shǐ始
ná拿
qiāng腔
ná拿
diào调
qǐ起
lái来
。
As soon as he became a leader, he started speaking in an affected manner.
Nà那
ge个
yǎn演
yuán员
niàn念
tái台
cí词
shí时
ná拿
qiāng腔
ná拿
diào调
de的
，
ràng让
rén人
hěn很
bù不
shū舒
fu服
。
The actor delivered his lines in an affected tone, which was very off-putting.
Yǒu有
xiē些
rén人
jiē接
diàn电
huà话
shí时
huì会
bù不
zì自
jué觉
de地
ná拿
qiāng腔
ná拿
diào调
。
Some people unconsciously adopt an artificial tone when answering the phone.