大做文章 — “To make a big issue of something”
大做文章 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a big issue of something”. To seize on an issue and elaborate on it to achieve a certain purpose; to exaggerate a minor point.
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大做文章 Pronunciation and Pinyin
大做文章 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 大做文章
他只是不小心打破了一个杯子，你没必要为此大做文章，搞得人尽皆知。
He just accidentally broke a cup; you don't need to make such a big deal out of it and let everyone know.
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- 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
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What does 大做文章 mean?
大做文章 (dà zuò wén zhāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make a big issue of something”.
How do you pronounce 大做文章?
大做文章 is pronounced dà zuò wén zhāng in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 大做文章?
比喻为达到某种目的，在某些问题上横生枝节，或借题发挥，扩大事态。