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矫揉造作

jiǎo róu zào zuò

4-character word Traditional 矯揉造作

What 矫揉造作 means

1. pretension
2. affectation
3. putting on artificial airs

The characters in 矫揉造作

• 矫jiáoused in 矫情
• 揉róuto knead; to massage; to rub
• 造zàoto make; to build; to manufacture
• 作zuòto do; to engage in; to write; to compose; to pretend; to feign

Example sentences

• 人生如梦，如影随形，像个蹩脚的演员，在舞台上虚张声势、矫揉造作一小时，然后便销声匿迹。人生如白痴讲的故事，喧嚣吵杂，却毫无意义。
  Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.