# 大惊小怪 (dàjīngxiǎoguài)

In Mandarin Chinese, 大惊小怪 (dàjīngxiǎoguài) means “to make a fuss over nothing”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to make a fuss over nothing
- Pinyin: dàjīngxiǎoguài (da4 jing1 xiao3 guai4)
- Traditional: 大驚小怪
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这是正常现象，不要大惊小怪。
  Zhè shì zhèngcháng xiànxiàng, búyào dàjīngxiǎoguài.
  This is a normal phenomenon, so don't make a fuss.

## Characters

- [大](https://hanziro.com/word/da-big/) (dà): big; large
- [惊](https://hanziro.com/word/jing-startle/) (jīng): to startle; to be scared
- [小](https://hanziro.com/word/xiao-small/) (xiǎo): small; little
- [怪](https://hanziro.com/word/guai-strange/) (guài): strange; odd

https://hanziro.com/word/da-jing-xiao-guai-make-fuss-over/

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