造作

zàozuò
  1. affected
  2. artificial
  3. to make
  4. to manufacture

CEDICT

to make; to manufacture

Wiktionary

  1. 製造、捏造。
  2. 故意做出的不自然舉動。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

造作 zàozuo

Entry Composition

1 造 zào
  1. to make
  2. to build
  3. to manufacture
  4. to invent
  5. to fabricate
  6. to go to
  7. party (in a lawsuit or legal agreement)
  8. crop
  9. classifier for crops
2 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

Containing this entry

矯揉造作 jiǎoróuzàozuò
  1. pretension
  2. affectation
  3. putting on artificial airs

Related entries

做作 zuòzuo
  1. affected
  2. artificial
帮我做作业吧。

Help me with my homework, please.

Source: Tatoeba

矯情 jiǎoqíng
  1. affected
  2. unnatural
  3. pretentious
岔調 chàdiào
  1. (of a voice) husky
  2. hoarse
  3. affected
  4. (music) to go off-key
裝腔作勢 zhuāngqiāngzuòshì
  1. posturing
  2. pretentious
  3. affected
人工 réngōng
  1. artificial
  2. manpower
  3. manual work
这个地区的人工作很勤奋。

Everyone around the area works hard.

Source: Tatoeba

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