put on airs; act pretentiously
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to put on airs; to act pretentiously; to assume false manners
informalOften used with the erhua suffix as 装相儿 (zhuāng xiàngr) in spoken Beijing dialect and Mandarin. Carries a negative connotation of affectation and insincerity.
Tā他
gēn根
běn本
bù不
dǒng懂
，
hái还
zài在
nàr那
zhuāng儿
xiàng装
相
。
He doesn't understand it at all, yet he's still putting on airs over there.
Bié别
gēn跟
wǒ我
zhuāng装
xiàng相
le了
，
wǒ我
zhī知
dào道
nǐ你
de的
dǐ底
xì细
。
Don't put on airs with me; I know your background.
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Zhè这
gè个
rén人
zài在
zhuān专
jiā家
miàn面
qián前
zhuāng装
xiàng相
，
jié结
guǒ果
lòu露
xiàn馅
le了
。
This person put on airs in front of the experts, and ended up revealing their true colors.
Nǐ你
zhuāng装
shén什
me么
xiàng相
？
Yǒu有
huà话
zhí直
shuō说
。
What are you putting on airs for? Just say what you want to say.