Chinese symbol for “grandstand”
作秀
zuò xiù
to show off (loanword, from English "show"); to grandstand; to perform in a stage show
The closest CC-CEDICT match for grandstand is 作秀 (zuò xiù), defined as: to show off (loanword, from English "show"); to grandstand; to perform in a stage show.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 作秀.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 工作 | gōng zuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate |
| 作为 (作為) | zuò wéi | one's conduct; deed |
| 合作 | hé zuò | to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together |
| 作品 | zuò pǐn | work (of art); opus |
| 作用 | zuò yòng | to act on; to affect; action; function; activity |
| 制作 (製作) | zhì zuò | to make; to manufacture |
| 优秀 (優秀) | yōu xiù | outstanding; excellent |
| 真人秀 | zhēn rén xiù | (TV) reality show |
See also: Japanese symbol for “grandstand”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.