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装门面

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Collocation

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装装门面
2
不是装门面
3
不要装门面
4
为了装门面
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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
gōng
公司
wèile
为了
xiǎnshì
显示
bàngōng
办公
shèbèi
设备
quán
齐全
  
,
特地
le
shí
十几
diànnǎo
电脑
zhuāng
ménmiàn
门面
  

The small company specially rented more than a dozen computers to show that the office was fully equipped.

2
jiā
他家
bìng
富裕
  
,
dàn
biéren
别人
kànbu
看不起
  
,
érzi
儿子
jiéhūn
结婚
shí
不得不
zhuāng
ménmiàn
门面
  
,
bàn
le
shí
zhuō
jiǔ
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
zhǐ
guò
sān
nián
xiǎoxué
小学
  
,
tīng
客厅
bǎi
le
zhème
这么
duō
shìjiè
世界
míngzhù
名著
kuàitóu
大块头
de
diǎn
词典
  
,
wánquán
完全
shì
zhuāng
ménmiàn
门面
de
  
,
yòngbuzháo
用不着
  
,
kàn
dǒng
  

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.