做作

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Chinese

to do; to make; to produce
to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do
to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do; to make
 
simp. and trad.
(做作)

Pronunciation


Adjective

做作

  1. affected; artificial; pretentious

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Noun

做作

  1. (literary) behaviour; conduct
  2. (derogatory) pretence, camp, affectation

Verb

做作

  1. (literary) to scheme; to plot against