假惺惺

jiǎxīngxīng

adjective #16,397

Meanings

1 hypocritical
2 insincere
3 putting on a phony act of sympathy

Characters

fake; false; pretend

alert; aware (of emotions)

(reduplicated for emphasis)

Examples

别假惺惺的了，我知道你不是真心的。

Bié jiǎxīngxīng de le, wǒ zhīdào nǐ bù shì zhēnxīn de.

Stop being phony — I know you're not sincere.

他假惺惺地说了几句安慰的话。

Tā jiǎxīngxīng de shuō le jǐ jù ānwèi de huà.

He said a few comforting words insincerely.

Tips

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假惺惺 is colloquial and carries a strong negative tone — it implies you see right through someone's fake sympathy or concern. More biting than simply saying 虚伪 (xūwěi, hypocritical).

Stroke Order

假 jià

惺 xīng