affected; pretentious
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
affected; pretentious; forced
informalMostly used in spoken colloquial language to criticize someone's unnatural, forced behavior or performance. The second character is often pronounced in neutral tone in daily speech.
Tā他
de的
biǎo表
yǎn演
tài太
zuò做
zuo作
le了
，
yī一
diǎn点
dōu都
bù不
zhēn真
shí实
。
His performance is so affected, it's not genuine at all.
Tā她
shuō说
huà话
zǒng总
shì是
zhuāng装
de得
hěn很
wēn温
róu柔
，
kàn看
qǐ起
lai来
tè特
bié别
zuò做
zuo作
。
She always pretends to be gentle when speaking, which looks extremely pretentious.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
hūn婚
lǐ礼
de的
bù布
zhì置
tài太
zuò做
zuo作
le了
，
quán全
shì是
kè刻
yì意
bǎi摆
chū出
lai来
de的
yàng样
zi子
。
The wedding decor is so forced, everything is deliberately arranged for show.
Bié别
zài再
zuò做
zuo作
le了
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
zhī知
dào道
nǐ你
běn本
lái来
de的
yàng样
zi子
。
Stop putting on airs, everyone knows your true self.
Zhè这
gè个
yǎn演
yuán员
de的
yǎn演
jì技
hěn很
zuò做
zuo作
，
guān观
zhòng众
dōu都
jué觉
de得
hěn很
gān尴
gà尬
。
This actor's acting is very forced, and the audience all feel awkward watching it.