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to act spoiled

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

sa1jiao1 sājiāo

Meaning


Primary

to act spoiled

Alternatives

act spoiled, acting spoiled, acts spoiled, acted spoiled, to act cute, act cute, to act lovely, act lovely

Hint

In English, "acting spoiled" usually conveys being spoiled rotten and rude, but this term is more about trying to be as cute and innocent as possible to get to the same ends of achieving what one wants.

Mnemonic


撒娇 To act spoiled is to intentionally 撒 let go of usual self-restraint and instead to try to act as 娇 lovely and spoiled as possible in order to get what you want.

Usage


小猫 喜欢 对 主人 撒娇。

The kitten likes to act spoiled with its owner.

她 常常 撒娇, 想 要 礼物。

She often acts spoiled to get gifts.

他 女朋友 很 会 撒娇。

His girlfriend is good at acting spoiled.