Chinese Word: 撑场面 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

to keep up appearances; to put up a front

1		tā 她 ài 爱 chēng chǎng miàn 撑场面， bú yuàn 不愿 jū yú 居于 lín jū men 邻居们 zhī hòu 之后。 She likes to bear up with her neighbours in appearances.
2		xìng hǎo 幸好 zhè 这 chū 出 xì 戏 bìng bù 并不 kào 靠 tā 他 lái 来 chēng chǎng miàn 撑场面。 Luckily the strength of the piece did not depend upon him.
3		tā men 他们 wèi le 为了 chēng chǎng miàn 撑场面， jiè 借 le 了 hěn duō 很多 qián 钱 dà bǎi 大摆 xǐ yán 喜筵。 In order to keep up appearances, they borrowed a lot of money to give a big wedding party.
4		suī rán 虽然 zhè 这 jiā rén 家人 hěn 很 huì 会 chēng chǎng miàn 撑场面， qí shí 其实 bìng bù 并不 fù yù 富裕。 Although this family put up quite a front, they really are not very well off.
5		tā 他 shū jià 书架 shàng 上 nà xiē 那些 jīng zhuāng shū 精装书 bú guò 不过 shì 是 wèi le 为了 chēng chǎng miàn 撑场面， cóng lái 从来 méi 没 kàn guò 看过。 He put those hardbacks on the shelves just for show; he never read them.

1		tā 她 ài 爱 chēng chǎng miàn 撑场面， bú yuàn 不愿 jū yú 居于 lín jū men 邻居们 zhī hòu 之后。 She likes to bear up with her neighbours in appearances.
2		xìng hǎo 幸好 zhè 这 chū 出 xì 戏 bìng bù 并不 kào 靠 tā 他 lái 来 chēng chǎng miàn 撑场面。 Luckily the strength of the piece did not depend upon him.
3		tā men 他们 wèi le 为了 chēng chǎng miàn 撑场面， jiè 借 le 了 hěn duō 很多 qián 钱 dà bǎi 大摆 xǐ yán 喜筵。 In order to keep up appearances, they borrowed a lot of money to give a big wedding party.
4		suī rán 虽然 zhè 这 jiā rén 家人 hěn 很 huì 会 chēng chǎng miàn 撑场面， qí shí 其实 bìng bù 并不 fù yù 富裕。 Although this family put up quite a front, they really are not very well off.
5		tā 他 shū jià 书架 shàng 上 nà xiē 那些 jīng zhuāng shū 精装书 bú guò 不过 shì 是 wèi le 为了 chēng chǎng miàn 撑场面， cóng lái 从来 méi 没 kàn guò 看过。 He put those hardbacks on the shelves just for show; he never read them.