假惺惺
jiǎ xīng xīng
Pinyin
Definition
假惺惺
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- hypocritical
- unctuous
- insincerely courteous
- to shed crocodile tears
Character Decomposition
Idioms (10)
不假思索
- 1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
- 2 to fire from the hip
不问就听不到假话
- 1 Don't ask and you won't be told any lies. (idiom)
假公济私
- 1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
假途灭虢
- 1 lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
假道伐虢
- 1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
- 2 to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
Sample Sentences
我听说他支持女权,作为女性,那我肯定支持奥巴马咯!还有,我觉得他很幽默,很真实,不像很多的政治人物,假惺惺的。他的夫人也很有魅力。
I've heard he supports women's rights. As a female, I definitely support Obama! Also, I think he's humorous and very real, not like many politicians who are totally fake. His wife is also very charming.
别假惺惺为我着想了。本来你是过错方,让你净身出户也不过分。但房子是你的婚前财产,我不要。其他东西我也不稀罕。我只要孩子和我自己的积蓄。你付抚养费就行了。这是离婚协议书,我已经签字了。
Don't pretend like you're taking me into consideration. You're the one at fault - I could leave you with nothing and it would still be fair. The apartment was your property before we were married, so I don't want it. I don't care about any of the other stuff either. I only want our son and my savings. Just pay the child support and that's enough. Here's the divorce papers. I've already signed them.