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撑门面

/ chēng mén miàn /
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Collocation

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租豪华轿车撑门面
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请明星撑门面
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请名人撑门面
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独撑门面
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难撑门面
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大撑门面

Definition

撑门面

Literally means:

keep up appearances

Actually means:

maintain an outward show of prosperity

It means trying hard to maintain a good or shining appearance. It also refers to stressing ostentation and extravagance. Slightly derogatory.

勉强维持表面上的好看或光彩。也指故意讲排场。略含贬义。

Example

Used as predicate or object . (作谓语、宾语)
1
Zhèjiā
这家
xiǎo
gōng
公司
de
业务
bìng
duō
,
shì
可是
bàngōngshì
办公室
què
yǒu
shí
十几
tái
diànnǎo
电脑
,
gài
大概
shì
yòng
lái
chēngménmiàn
撑门面
de

The small company doesn't do much business, but the office has a dozen computers, probably used to support the front.

2
Zhèxiē
这些
rén
私人
yuàn
医院
zài
guǎnggào
广告
shuō
yǒu
duō
许多
míng
名医
zuòtáng
坐堂
,
shíshàng
实际上
quán
kào
xiē
一些
zhù
助理
shī
医师
zài
chēngménmiàn
撑门面

These private hospitals advertise that there are many "famous doctors sitting in the hall" and that they actually rely on some assistant doctors to support the front.

3
Zài
yìn
印度
,
jiéhūn
结婚
shì
rén
de
zhōngshēnshì
终身大事
,
rénmen
人们
dìng
一定
yào
hūn
婚礼
bàn
de
lóngzhòng
隆重
liè
热烈
,
suǒ
所以
jīngcháng
经常
rén
雇人
chēng
ménmiàn
门面

In India, marriage is a person's "life-long event", people must make the wedding grand and warm, so often hire people to support the front.

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