做作 - Zhictionary

to make; to produce
to write; to compose
to do; to engage in; to hold (a party etc)
(of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc); to become (husband and wife, friends etc)
(of a thing) to serve as; to be used for
to assume (an air or manner)

作

zuō

(bound form) worker
(bound form) workshop
(slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)

作

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

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無做作

wúzuòzuo

unaffected (i.e. behaving naturally)

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矯情

jiǎoqíng

affected
unnatural
pretentious

造作

zàozuò

affected
artificial
to make
to manufacture

岔調

chàdiào

(of a voice) husky
hoarse
affected
(music) to go off-key

裝腔作勢

zhuāngqiāngzuòshì

posturing
pretentious
affected

人工

réngōng

artificial
manpower
manual work

这个地区的人工作很勤奋。

Everyone around the area works hard.

Source: Tatoeba

人為

rénwéi

artificial
man-made
having human cause or origin
human attempt or effort

沒人為湯姆提供建議。

Tom has no one to advise him.

Source: Tatoeba

人造

rénzào

man-made
artificial
synthetic

這是朵人造花。

It's an artificial flower.

Source: Tatoeba

假

jiǎ

fake
false
artificial
to borrow
if
suppose

假的。

Faking.

Source: Tatoeba

虛偽

xūwěi

false
hypocritical
artificial
sham

我从来没有见过谁像你这么虚伪的。

I've never known anyone as hypocritical as you.

Source: Tatoeba

義

yì

justice
righteousness
meaning
foster (father etc)
adopted
artificial (tooth, limb etc)
relationship
friendship

创造主义是一种伪科学。

Creationism is a pseudo-science.

Source: Tatoeba