zuò zuo
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  • v.artificial; be affected

    • tā de biǎo yǎn tài zuò zuo le yī diǎn yě bù zì ran

      表演做作一点自然

      Her acting is overdone. It is not at all natural.

    • tā de tài du xiǎn de yǒu xiē zuò zuo

      态度显得有些做作

      Her attitude is a bit affected.

    • tā shuō huà bù zì ran lǎo shì zuò zuo

      说话自然老是做作

      He doesn't speak naturally and is always a bit affected.

    • zhè shì yǒu yì zuò zuo

      有意做作

      This is a deliberate affection.

    • tā lǎo shì nà me zuò zuo

      老是那么做作

      He's always affected.

    • shén qíng zuò zuo

      神情做作

      wear an unnatural expression

    • tā yǎn de tài zuò zuo

      做作

      She overdoes her acting.

    • tā shuō huà shēng yīn xì xì de hěn zuò zuo

      说话声音细细做作

      She spoke in a tiny cutesy voice.

    • huò dá shì yī zhǒng shēng cún guān niàn lái bu de bàn diǎn zuò zuo xū wěi

      豁达生存观念来不得半点做作虚伪

      Open-minded is a living concept, and does not allow artificial hypocrisy.

    • tā jǔ zhǐ zuò zuo shén qíng jù ào

      举止做作神情倨傲

      She had an affected air and a disdainful look.