煞有介事 shà yǒu jiè shì

to act as if one is taking things very seriously

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to act as if one is taking things very seriously
  2. 2. to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
煞 shà
variant of 殺shā; to tighten; to squeeze
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
介 jiè HSK 2
between; to introduce; to lie between
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair