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have affected manners; be affected; put on airs; simulate (friendship, innocence, sympathy, etc.)

xīng xīng zuò tài

惺 惺 作 态

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deroghave affected manners; be affected; put on airs; simulate (friendship, innocence, sympathy, etc.)
- tā shì gè zhí xìng zi de rén zuì hèn xīng xīng zuò tài
  他是个直性子的人，最恨惺惺作态。
  He is a very direct person. He hates it when people put on airs.
- tā jué de rén xìng de ruò diǎn hěn kě ài dàn bù néng róng rěn xīng xīng zuò tài
  他觉得人性的弱点很可爱，但不能容忍惺惺作态。
  He finds human foibles endearing, but is unforgiving of pretension.
- xué huì zài rèn hé shì qing dōu bǎo chí zhōng lì bìng qiě shì zhe bié xīng xīng zuò tài
  学会在任何事情都保持中立，并且试着别惺惺作态。
  Learn moderation in everything, and try not to be hypocritical.
synonym
zhuāng qiāng zuò shì装腔作势 gù zuò zī tài故作姿态 niǔ ní zuò tài忸怩作态

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