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假象

jiǎ xiàng · jia xiang

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Meaning

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  1. false appearance
  2. facade
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The tidy room

  1. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，你的(nǐde)房间(fángjiān)真(zhēn)干净(gānjìng)！

    Wow, your room is so clean!

  2. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)！我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)整理(zhěnglǐ)了(le)一下午(yīxiàwǔ)。

    Thanks! I spent all afternoon yesterday tidying.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)猜(cāi)，这(zhè)干净(gānjìng)是(shì)个(gè)假象(jiǎxiàng)吧(ba)？

    I guess this cleanness is just an illusion?

  4. Liangliang

    才不是(cáibùshì)！你(nǐ)别(bié)开(kāi)衣柜(yīguì)！

    No way! Don't open the wardrobe!

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)就(jiù)开(kāi)一下(yīxià)。哎呀(āiyā)，东西(dōngxi)全(quán)掉出来(diàochūlái)了(le)！

    Just a peek. Oops, everything fell out!

  6. Liangliang

    对(duì)，干净(gānjìng)只是(zhǐshì)假象(jiǎxiàng)。

    Yes, the clean look was only an illusion.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

表(biǎo)面(miàn)的(de)平(píng)静(jìng)只(zhǐ)是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)假(jiǎ)象(xiàng)，问(wèn)题(tí)其(qí)实(shí)很(hěn)严(yán)重(zhòng)。

The calm on the surface is just a false appearance; the problem is actually serious.

02

别(bié)被(bèi)他(tā)的(de)假(jiǎ)象(xiàng)骗(piàn)了(le)，他(tā)其(qí)实(shí)很(hěn)紧(jǐn)张(zhāng)。

Don't be fooled by his facade; he's actually very nervous.

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