Definition
摆谱 is an informal, often critical expression meaning to put on airs or act ostentatiously in order to show off one's status or importance. It's a separable verb (离合词) of the form 摆 + 谱, so you can insert words like 什么 or a measure phrase between the two characters, as in 摆什么谱 ('What are you putting on airs for?') or 摆了一天的谱 ('put on airs all day').
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to put on airsto be ostentatiousto show off one's status
Examples
- 摆谱。Tā zǒng xǐhuan zài péngyou miànqián bǎi pǔ.He always likes to put on airs in front of his friends.
- 摆谱？？Nǐ yǒu shénme hǎo bǎi pǔ de? Bú jiù shì gè gāng lái de xīnrén ma?What are you putting on airs for? You're just a newcomer.
- ，。Tā zài gōngsī li bǎi le yì tiān de pǔ, méirén yuànyì lǐ tā.He put on airs all day at the company, and no one wanted to talk to him.
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