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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

做作 [zuòzuo]
  1. 1. adjective affected

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

做作 [zuòzuo]
  1. 1. affected; artificial; unnatural
    他行为做作,让人看了难受。
    她唱得还可以,就是演得太做作
    Her singing is all right, but her acting is overdone.
    他老是那么做作
    He's always affected. or He's never natural.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

做作 [zuòzuo]
  1. 1. 形 [口] 故意做出某种不自然的表情、腔调、姿态等
    表演大方自然,毫不做作

Examples

她唱得还可以,就是演得太做作
Her singing is all right, but her acting is overdone.
做作
artificial smile
做作的一笑
a put-on smile
做作的微笑
an unnatural smile
做作的微笑
His particular trademark is a cute and cloying sentimentality.
他独特的标志是做作的、让人反感的多愁善感。
When trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style.
在试图给什么人留下深刻印象时,她说话就用做作的文学腔。

Collocations

显得做作
to make other feel unnatural and insincere
有点做作
a bit unnatural and insincere; little affectations
虚伪做作
hypocrite; affectation
哀愁的目光
sorrowful eyes

Word Decomposition


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