装门面

裝門面

zhuāngménmiàn

phrase #57,537

Meanings

1 to keep up appearances; to dress up the facade for show

Characters

to dress up; decorate

Examples

HSK 4

他请客装门面，钱都花在不值得的地方。

Tā qǐngkè zhuāngménmiàn, qián dōu huā zài bùzhíde de dìfang.

He throws dinners to keep up appearances - all the money ends up somewhere pointless.

HSK 5

这些证书挂在墙上，全是装门面的。

Zhèxiē zhèngshū guà zài qiángshang, quán shì zhuāngménmiàn de.

All those certificates on the wall are just for show.

Tips

usage

门面 is the shopfront - the part customers see. 装门面 is about dressing up that visible layer without substance behind it. Slightly stronger and more dismissive than 讲面子.

Stroke Order

装 zhuāng

门 mén

面 miàn