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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 装模作样

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
装模作样 zhuāng mó - zuò yàng - (idiom) to put on an act; to show affectation; to indulge in histrionics

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 14,472 38,574 32,473

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhuāng- adornment
- to adorn
- dress
- clothing
- costume (of an actor in a play)
- to play a role
- to pretend
- to install
- to fix
- to wrap (sth in a bag)
- to load
- to pack
- to imitate
- model
- norm
- pattern
- mold
- die
- matrix
- pattern
zuō- (bound form) worker
- (bound form) workshop
- (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
zuò- to do; to engage in
- to write; to compose
- to pretend; to feign
- to regard as; to consider to be
- to be; to act the part of
- to feel (itchy, nauseous etc)
- writings; works
yàng- manner
- pattern
- way
- appearance
- shape
- classifier: kind, type

Other Words Containing 装模作样

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
装模作样 - - 14,472 38,574 32,473