加戏

Literally 'adding scenes,' this term calls out someone who dramatically overperforms when nobody asked them to. Think of the coworker who turns a simple group email into a TED talk, or the friend who makes your birthday dinner somehow about themselves. Originally rooted in film slang where actors would improvise extra scenes for more screen time, it jumped to everyday life to skewer anyone with an inflated sense of their own importance in any given moment.

The term gained viral traction around 2017 as Chinese reality TV and idol competition shows exploded in popularity, training audiences to spot calculated scene-stealing. It resonated in a high-pressure, visibility-obsessed social media culture where self-promotion is rampant but also widely mocked. The phrase lets people humorously call out performative behavior without direct confrontation, fitting neatly into China's indirect communication norms.

指某人在不该表现的场合过度发挥、抢镜或制造戏剧效果，带有调侃意味。