作勢

作势
zuòshì
  1. to adopt an attitude
  2. to strike a posture

CEDICT

to assume a posture; to attitudinize

Wiktionary

  1. 表示意思的動作姿態。
  2. 裝模作樣。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 作 zuò
  1. to do; to engage in
  2. to write; to compose
  3. to pretend; to feign
  4. to regard as; to consider to be
  5. to be; to act the part of
  6. to feel (itchy, nauseous etc)
  7. writings; works
2 勢 shì
  1. power
  2. influence
  3. potential
  4. momentum
  5. tendency
  6. trend
  7. situation
  8. conditions
  9. outward appearance
  10. sign
  11. gesture
  12. male genitals

Containing this entry

裝腔作勢 zhuāngqiāngzuòshì
  1. posturing
  2. pretentious
  3. affected