大 惊 小 怪

dàjīng-xiǎoguài

Meaning

to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

Example

她大惊小怪地皱了皱鼻子。

She squeamishly wrinkled her nose.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

dàHSK 13 strokesbig; large; great jīngHSK 411 strokesto startle xiǎoHSK 13 strokessmall guàiHSK 38 strokesodd; strange; uncanny

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