小题大做

xiǎo tí dà zuò

to make a mountain out of a molehill

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ENto make a mountain out of a molehill
把小事看得太严重
大げさにする
침소봉대하다

Example Sentences

你也太小题大做了吧。

Nǐ yě tài xiǎo tí dà zuò le ba.

You're really making a mountain out of a molehill.

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What does 小题大做 mean in Chinese?+

小题大做 (xiǎo tí dà zuò) means "to make a mountain out of a molehill" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 小题大做?+

小题大做 is pronounced "xiǎo tí dà zuò" in standard Mandarin Chinese.

What HSK level is 小题大做?+

小题大做 is an HSK 3 vocabulary word.

What characters make up 小题大做?+

小题大做 is composed of the characters: 小, 题, 大, 做.

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