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Chinese Traditional: 小題大作
Chinese Simplified: 小题大作
Pinyin: xiao3 ti2 da4 zuo4
Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
English Meaning: to make much ado about nothing, to make a fuss over a trifle

Example Sentences:

該組織不想為這點小事小題大作。
该组织不想为这点小事小题大作。
gai1 zu3 zhi1 bu4 xiang3 wei4 zhe4 dian3 xiao3 shi4 xiao3 ti2 da4 zuo4.
The organization did not want to make a fuss over such a trivial matter.
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Related Words:

小小

xiǎo

1. small, little 2. few 3. young 4. minor, petty 5. briefly, for a short while 6. slightly, a little 7. (the) youngest 8. (prefix used in front of family name to indicate informality or affection) 9. (humble) my, our 10. short for primary school

Here: small, little

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題题

tí

1. to inscribe 2. topic 3. an issue, a problem 4. a question

Here: an issue, a problem

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大大

dà

[polite] 1. big, great, large 2. major, main 3. oldest, eldest 4. (polite) your or your esteemed 5. age 6. in an extreme manner, greatly 7. short for university (used only in the abbreviation of the name) 8. mature, grown up 9. well-known, successful

Here: greatly

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作作

zuò

1. to do, to make 2. to regard as, to treat as 3. work of art, writings 4. to grow 5. to write or compose 6. to pretend 7. to feel

Here: to do, to make

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