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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

大惊小怪 [dàjīngxiǎoguài]
  1. 1. make a mountain out of a molehill

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

大惊小怪 [dàjīngxiǎoguài]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] be surprised or alarmed at something quite normal; make a fuss about nothing
    他经常对一些微不足道的小事大惊小怪
    做事要沉着,不要大惊小怪
    是什么要紧的事,这么大惊小怪!
    Why get so excited over a little thing like this?
    有什么值得大惊小怪的?
    What's there to be surprised at?
  2. 2. fuss

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

大惊小怪 [dàjīngxiǎoguài]
  1. 1. 形容对本不足为奇的事情过分敏感和惊讶。

Examples

有什么值得大惊小怪的?
What's there to be surprised at? 大惊小怪
是什么要紧的事,这么大惊小怪!
Why get so excited over a little thing like this? 大惊小怪
做事要沉着,不要大惊小怪 大惊小怪
他经常对一些微不足道的小事大惊小怪 大惊小怪
这很正常,没有什么大惊小怪的。 正常
出人意表的事常会发生, 不必大惊小怪的。
Things that we don't expect often happen, don't get angry about them. 出人意外
现在社会都兴走门子, 不要太大惊小怪 门子
不要大惊小怪,我们的想法是同出一辙的。 同出一辙
大惊小怪
发生这种情况很平常,不要大惊小怪 平常

Word Decomposition


[dà]
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[jīng]
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[xiǎo]
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[guài]

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