装模作样 zhuāng mó zuò yàng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to put on an act (idiom); to show affectation
  2. to indulge in histrionics

CHARACTERS

装 zhuāng dress, clothes, attire; fill
模 mó model, standard, pattern; copy
作 zuò make; work; compose, write; act, perform
样 yàng shape, form, pattern, style