jiǎo róu zào zuò

Traditional: 矯揉造作

矫揉造作 (jiǎo róu zào zuò) is a Chinese word meaning “pretension; affectation; putting on artificial airs”.

Meanings

  1. 1pretension
  2. 2affectation
  3. 3putting on artificial airs

Characters in 矫揉造作

矫jiáo · used in 矯情|矫情[jiao2 qing5]揉róu · to knead造zào · to make作zuō · (bound form) worker

Related words

工作to work作为one's conduct作(bound form) worker作to do; to engage in合作to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together动作movement; motion; action造成to bring about; to create; to cause作用to act on; to affect制造to manufacture; to make作品work (of art)创造to create制作to make; to manufacture

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