<p>I just saw @imkzh's comment saying that 装 here means 装B. We need more background of the characters involved or the scenario where it's spoken to understand it. In general I think the implication is too strong for a written work. Seeing the sentence alone, 装 could be more close to that of 装模作样 (behave in an affected way), which can also be expressed by the English &quot;pretend&quot;.</p>
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<p>也 is used for emphasis in negative sentences.</p>
<p>是 is a copula, but here it has a slight shade of &quot;should be&quot;. 不 negates it.</p>
<p>是……的 is similar to &quot;it is ... that&quot; as a construct for emphasis. Ex. 我吃了饭 vs. 我是吃了饭的. The latter emphasizes on the fact of 吃了饭.</p>
<p>这么 is a demonstrative pronoun used adverbially, modifying the second 装. Together, it's &quot;pretending in this way&quot;.</p>
<p>The first 装 is the topic, 也不是这么装的 is the comment.</p>
<p>Word for word, it's then &quot;As for pretending, (Subject) should not be pretending in this way&quot;.</p>

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Thank you so much!
Huy
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lilysirius
<p>That was a long explanation of 装B！So much meaning in 1 character</p>
<p>都能活到两百岁了，<br />
You can reach 200 years of age,<br />
还说自己命短，<br />
yet still you say your life is (too) short,<br />
装也不是这么装的。<br />
stop feigning!</p>

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Pedroski
<p>I would agree more on @imkzh's answer. Here the relatively understandable way to translate for the full sentence is that:</p>
<p>&quot;He could already live until 200 years old&quot;</p>
<p>都能活到两百岁了</p>
<p>&quot;and he's still saying that his life is short&quot;</p>
<p>还说自己命短</p>
<p>&quot;That is not how one shows off.&quot;</p>
<p>装也不是这么装的</p>
<p>Pretending is still slightly different from what 装逼 means; it's more of an act of bragging and showing off in Chinese popular culture as similar to what @imkzh said.</p>

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De Rien
<p>This is from a Chinese novel I'm reading but I don't understand what this means. I tried translating and I know 装 should be pretend in this context but it doesn't make sense to me when fully translated (pretend is not so pretend).</p>

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Can you provide more context? Because standing alone there are multiple possible readings.
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This is the full sentence 都能活到两百岁了，还说自己命短，装也不是这么装的。I get the first two parts but not the last one.
Huy
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装 here means `装B` see: https://baike.baidu.com/item/装B/228890  i really don't know how to translate this word to you. Some what like "show off": this is not the way other people show himself off.
imkzh
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装也不是这么装的-What does this mean?
# 装也不是这么装的-What does this mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-03-06)

This is from a Chinese novel I'm reading but I don't understand what this means. I tried translating and I know 装 should be pretend in this context but it doesn't make sense to me when fully translated (pretend is not so pretend).

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Can you provide more context? Because standing alone there are multiple possible readings.  
> **username_0**: This is the full sentence 都能活到两百岁了，还说自己命短，装也不是这么装的。I get the first two parts but not the last one.  
> **username_2**: 装 here means `装B` see: https://baike.baidu.com/item/装B/228890  i really don't know how to translate this word to you. Some what like "show off": this is not the way other people show himself off.  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-03-06. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

I just saw @username_2's comment saying that 装 here means 装B. We need more background of the characters involved or the scenario where it's spoken to understand it. In general I think the implication is too strong for a written work. Seeing the sentence alone, 装 could be more close to that of 装模作样 (behave in an affected way), which can also be expressed by the English "pretend".

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也 is used for emphasis in negative sentences.

是 is a copula, but here it has a slight shade of "should be". 不 negates it.

是……的 is similar to "it is ... that" as a construct for emphasis. Ex. 我吃了饭 vs. 我是吃了饭的. The latter emphasizes on the fact of 吃了饭.

这么 is a demonstrative pronoun used adverbially, modifying the second 装. Together, it's "pretending in this way".

The first 装 is the topic, 也不是这么装的 is the comment.

Word for word, it's then "As for pretending, (Subject) should not be pretending in this way".

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you so much!  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2022-03-06. Score: 1

That was a long explanation of 装B！So much meaning in 1 character

都能活到两百岁了，  
You can reach 200 years of age,  
还说自己命短，  
yet still you say your life is (too) short,  
装也不是这么装的。  
stop feigning!


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### Answer by username_4 on 2022-03-06. Score: 1

I would agree more on @username_2's answer. Here the relatively understandable way to translate for the full sentence is that:

"He could already live until 200 years old"

都能活到两百岁了

"and he's still saying that his life is short"

还说自己命短

"That is not how one shows off."

装也不是这么装的

Pretending is still slightly different from what 装逼 means; it's more of an act of bragging and showing off in Chinese popular culture as similar to what @username_2 said.


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