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大惊小怪

dà jīng xiǎo guài · da jing xiao guai

Traditional 大驚小怪

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
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In a conversation

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Just a small bug

  1. Dengdeng

    啊(a)！有(yǒu)虫子(chóngzi)！

    Ah! There is a bug!

  2. Liangliang

    别(bié)大惊小怪(dàjīngxiǎoguài)，只是(zhǐshì)一只(yīzhī)小(xiǎo)虫子(chóngzi)。

    Do not make a fuss. It is only a tiny bug.

  3. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)它(tā)在(zài)我(wǒ)的(de)包(bāo)上(shàng)！

    But it is on my bag!

  4. Liangliang

    它(tā)比(bǐ)你(nǐ)的(de)手指(shǒuzhǐ)还(hái)小(xiǎo)，你(nǐ)不用(bùyòng)大惊小怪(dàjīngxiǎoguài)。

    It is smaller than your finger. No need to make a fuss.

  5. Dengdeng

    它(tā)飞(fēi)走(zǒu)了(le)……是(shì)只(zhǐ)蝴蝶(húdié)！我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)是(shì)大惊小怪(dàjīngxiǎoguài)了(le)。

    It flew off... It was a butterfly! I just made a fuss over nothing.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)大(dà)惊(jīng)小(xiǎo)怪(guài)地(de)皱(zhòu)了(le)皱(zhòu)鼻(bí)子(zi)。

She squeamishly wrinkled her nose.

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02

只(zhǐ)是(shì)擦(cā)破(pò)点(diǎn)皮(pí)，别(bié)大(dà)惊(jīng)小(xiǎo)怪(guài)的(de)。

It's just a little scrape, don't make a fuss.

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