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大张旗鼓 — “To make a big show of”

大张旗鼓 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a big show of”. To do something with great fanfare and publicity; on a large and ostentatious scale. Literally, “spread out banners and beat drums”.

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大张旗鼓 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 大dà
  • 张zhāng
  • 旗qí
  • 鼓gǔ

大张旗鼓 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
大
dà3large, big, great
张
zhāng7open, spread, pull, measure word
旗
qí14flag, banner, or standard
鼓
gǔ13drum, beat, rouse, swell

Example Sentence with 大张旗鼓

为了庆祝公司成立十周年,他们决定大张旗鼓地举办一场盛大的庆典活动。
To celebrate the company's tenth anniversary, they decided to hold a grand celebration with great fanfare.

Idioms Related to 大张旗鼓

Synonyms of 大张旗鼓

  • shēng声shì势hào浩dà大Grand and powerful in momentum or scale
  • dà大zhāng张shēng声shì势make a grand display of momentum
  • hào浩hào浩dàng荡dàng荡vast, mighty, and surging
  • hōng轰hōng轰liè烈liè烈Grand, spectacular, and vigorous

Antonyms of 大张旗鼓

  • bù不lù露shēng声sè色not reveal one's thoughts or feelings
  • mì秘ér而bù不xuān宣keep secret and not announce

More idioms starting with 大

  • dà大zhōng中zhì至zhèng正utterly fair and impartial
  • dà大jǔ举jìn进gōng攻launch a large-scale attack
  • dà大yì义lǐn凛rán然awe-inspiring righteousness
  • dà大yì义miè灭qīn亲uphold justice over family loyalty
  • dà大shū书tè特shū书write about with great emphasis
  • dà大shì事bù不hú糊tú涂clear-headed in important affairs
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小reduce a major problem to a minor one
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小,,xiǎo小shì事huà化wú无reduce big problems to nothing
  • dà大shì事qù去yǐ矣Major matters are beyond recovery
  • dà大shì事wán完bì毕major tasks completed
  • dà大shì事yǐ已rán然The major event is already done
  • dà大shì事pū铺zhāng张make an extravagant display for big events

Questions about 大张旗鼓

What does 大张旗鼓 mean?
大张旗鼓 (dà zhāng qí gǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a big show of”.
How do you pronounce 大张旗鼓?
大张旗鼓 is pronounced dà zhāng qí gǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 大张旗鼓 literally mean?
Literally, 大张旗鼓 means “spread out banners and beat drums”. It is used to mean “to make a big show of”.
What is the Chinese definition of 大张旗鼓?
张:陈设,展示;旗鼓:旗帜和战鼓。形容进攻的声势和规模很大。也形容群众活动声势和规模很大。
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