摆架子

擺架子

bǎijiàzi

phrase #25,232

Meanings

1 to put on airs
2 to act important
3 to be pompous

Characters

to arrange; to display; to put

frame; rack; posture

suffix (nominalizer)

Examples

他当了经理以后就开始摆架子了。

Tā dāng le jīnglǐ yǐhòu jiù kāishǐ bǎijiàzi le.

After he became manager, he started putting on airs.

真正有本事的人不会摆架子。

Zhēnzhèng yǒu běnshi de rén bùhuì bǎijiàzi.

People with real ability don't put on airs.

Tips

memory

摆 means 'to arrange/display', 架子 means 'a rack/frame/posture'. Imagine someone propping up an elaborate display of themselves — that's exactly what 摆架子 means.

Stroke Order

摆 bǎi

架 jià

子 zǐ