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假惺惺

jiǎ xīng xīng

3-character word

What 假惺惺 means

1. (of an expression of sympathy) insincere; phony

The characters in 假惺惺

• 假jiǎfake; false; artificial
• 惺xīng(literary) to come to one's senses; to awaken; (literary) astute; sharp-witted
• 惺xīng(literary) to come to one's senses; to awaken; (literary) astute; sharp-witted

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