故作端莊 gù zuò duān zhuāng

DEFINITIONS

  1. artificial show of seriousness
  2. to pretend to be solemn

CHARACTERS

故 gù
HSK 3
ancient, old; reason, because
作 zuò
HSK 1
make; work; compose, write; act, perform
端 duān
HSK 6
end, extreme; head; beginning
莊 zhuāng village, hamlet; villa; surname