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矫揉造作
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

矫揉造作 [jiǎoróuzàozuò]
  1. 1. forced
    那个演员的表演矫揉造作。
    That actor's performance was very forced.
    她矫揉造作的姿态令人反感。
    Her affected manners are off-putting.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

矫揉造作 [jiǎoróuzàozuò]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] affected; artificial; theatrical; precious
    矫揉造作的姿态
    affected manners

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

矫揉造作 [jiǎoróuzàozuò]
  1. 1. 把弯的变直，把直的变弯。形容装腔作势，故意做作。
  2. 2. "矫"不要误写作"娇"。
See more results for 矫揉造作 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

那个演员的表演矫揉造作。
That actor's performance was very forced. → 矫揉造作
矫揉造作。 → 矫
矫揉造作。 → 造作

Word Decomposition

矫
[jiǎo] 		+ 揉
[róu] 		+ 造
[zào] 		+ 作
[zuò]

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