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keep up appearances; maintain a front; maintain an appearance; maintain an outward show of prosperity

chēng chǎng miàn

撑 场 面

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v.keep up appearances; maintain a front; maintain an appearance; maintain an outward show of prosperity
- qǐng yī dìng lái gěi wǒ chēng chǎng miàn ba
  请一定来，给我撑场面吧。
  Please come and help me keep up appearances.
- suī rán zhè jiā rén hěn huì chēng chǎng miàn qí shí bìng bù fù yù
  虽然这家人很会撑场面，其实并不富裕。
  Although this family put up quite a front, they are not really very well off.
synonym
zhuāng mén mian装门面

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