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

Character Breakdown

矫
jiǎo
to correct, to rectify, to straighten out
11 丶
揉
róu
to massage, to knead; to crush by hand
HSK 6 12 丶
造
zào
to build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture
HSK 5 10 丶
作
zuò
to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
HSK 1 7 丶

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