Correct
装门面
/ zhuāng mén miàn /
Strokes
Collocation
1
装装门面
2
不是装门面
3
不要装门面
4
为了装门面
5
用……(某物)装门面
Definition
装门面:
Literally means:
put up front; maintain an outward show; keep up appearance
Actually means:
装, decorate. 门面, the front of a shop that faces the street.
It figuratively refers to the appearance of something. The whole phrase figuratively means making decorations in order to have a attractive appearance. It also figuratively means putting on an extravagant show. Derogatory.
装,装饰、修饰。门面,店铺面向街道的部分,比喻外表。
比喻为了表面好看而进行装饰,点缀。也比喻讲排场,摆阔气。具有贬义色彩。
Example
Used as predicate or object. (作谓语、宾语)
1
Zhèjiā
这家
xiǎo
小
gōngsī
公司
wèile
为了
xiǎnshì
显示
bàngōng
办公
shèbèi
设备
qíquán
齐全
,
tèdì
特地
zū
租
le
了
shíjǐ
十几
bù
部
diànnǎo
电脑
zhuāng
装
ménmiàn
门面
。
The small company specially rented more than a dozen computers to show that the office was fully equipped.
2
Tājiā
他家
bìng
并
bù
不
fùyù
富裕
,
dàn
但
pà
怕
biéren
别人
kànbuqǐ
看不起
,
érzi
儿子
jiéhūn
结婚
shí
时
bùdébù
不得不
zhuāng
装
ménmiàn
门面
,
bàn
办
le
了
shí
十
zhuō
桌
jiǔxí
酒席
。
His family is not rich, but afraid of others look down upon, his son married had to install the front door, run ten tables of wine.
3
Tā
他
zhǐ
只
dú
读
guò
过
sān
三
nián
年
xiǎoxué
小学
,
kètīng
客厅
lǐ
里
bǎi
摆
le
了
zhème
这么
duō
多
shìjiè
世界
míngzhù
名著
hé
和
dàkuàitóu
大块头
de
的
cídiǎn
词典
,
wánquán
完全
shì
是
zhuāng
装
ménmiàn
门面
de
的
,
jì
既
yòngbuzháo
用不着
,
yě
也
kàn
看
bù
不
dǒng
懂
。
He had only been in primary school for three years, and the living room was filled with so many world famous works and large dictionaries that they were completely facades, neither used nor understood.