大题小作

Traditional: 大題小作

dà tí xiǎo zuò

Dictionary entry

to cut a long story short

What does 大题小作 mean?

大题小作 (dà tí xiǎo zuò) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to cut a long story short

2a brief treatment of a complicated subject

3fig. to treat an important question as a minor matter

Character breakdown

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大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)题Tísurname Ti 小xiǎosmall · tiny 作zuō(bound form) worker · (bound form) workshop

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