造作 [－－]

Jyutping zou6 zok3
Pinyin zào zuò

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    （​行為​、​表情​、​聲調​、​舉止​等​）​假​；​生硬​；​唔​自然
    (of behaviour, facial expression, tone, manner, etc) affected; artificial, unnatural; mimic
    • 呢齣話劇嘅女主角動作表情都太造作，唔夠自然。
      呢出话剧嘅女主角动作表情都太造作，唔够自然。
      nei1 ceot1 waa2 kek6 ge3 neoi5 zyu2 gok3 dung6 zok3 biu2 cing4 dou1 taai3 zou6 zok3, m4 gau3 zi6 jin4.
      The gestures and facial expressions of the leading actress in this drama are too artificial. They're not natural enough.
  2. 反義詞
    自然
  3. 參看
    做作
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to make; to manufacture
    (syn.) 制造, 製作, 制作, 製造
    • 但是多年以來，中國反動分子造作謠言，矇蔽輿論，不使中國人民在抗日戰爭中所起作用的真相為世人所知。
      但是多年以来，中国反动分子造作谣言，蒙蔽舆论，不使中国人民在抗日战争中所起作用的真相为世人所知。
      dàn shì duō nián yǐ lái ， zhōng guó fǎn dòng fèn zǐ zào zuò yáo yán ， méng bì yú lùn ， bù shǐ zhōng guó rén mín zài kàng rì zhàn zhēng zhōng suǒ qǐ zuò yòng de zhēn xiàng wéi shì rén suǒ zhī ．
      But for a number of years the Chinese reactionaries have been fabricating rumours and misleading public opinion in order to prevent the world from knowing the truth about the role played by the Chinese people in the war.
  2. adj
    affected; artificial; pretentious
    (syn.) 做作
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）

造作 [－－]

Jyutping zou6 zok3
Pinyin zào zuo

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. affected; pretentious

造作 [－－]

Jyutping
Pinyin zào zuò

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. affected
  2. artificial
  3. to make
  4. to manufacture
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    那个女人矫揉造作。
    那個女人矯揉造作。
    nà ge nǚ rén jiǎo róu zào zuò 。
    • She is quite coquettish.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    呢出话剧嘅女主角动作表情都太造作，唔够自然。
    呢齣話劇嘅女主角動作表情都太造作，唔夠自然。
    nei1 ceot1 waa2 kek6 ge3 neoi5 zyu2 gok3 dung6 zok3 biu2 cing4 dou1 taai3 zou6 zok3, m4 gau3 zi6 jin4.
    • The gestures and facial expressions of the leading actress in this drama are too artificial. They're not natural enough.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    矫揉造作
    矯揉造作
    jiǎo róu zào zuò
    • to act in a pretentious manner
  2. Mandarin
    但是多年以来，中国反动分子造作谣言，蒙蔽舆论，不使中国人民在抗日战争中所起作用的真相为世人所知。
    但是多年以來，中國反動分子造作謠言，矇蔽輿論，不使中國人民在抗日戰爭中所起作用的真相為世人所知。
    dàn shì duō nián yǐ lái ， zhōng guó fǎn dòng fèn zǐ zào zuò yáo yán ， méng bì yú lùn ， bù shǐ zhōng guó rén mín zài kàng rì zhàn zhēng zhōng suǒ qǐ zuò yòng de zhēn xiàng wéi shì rén suǒ zhī ．
    • But for a number of years the Chinese reactionaries have been fabricating rumours and misleading public opinion in order to prevent the world from knowing the truth about the role played by the Chinese people in the war.