大喊大叫

dàhǎn-dàjiào

idiom #6,325

Meanings

1 to shout and scream
2 to yell loudly
3 to make a big fuss

Characters

to shout; to yell

to call; to scream

Examples

不要在图书馆里大喊大叫。

Bùyào zài túshūguǎn lǐ dàhǎndàjiào.

Don't shout and scream in the library.

孩子们在外面大喊大叫。

Háizi men zài wàimiàn dàhǎndàjiào.

The kids are yelling outside.

Tips

grammar

Follows the ABAC pattern (大X大Y), a common idiom structure. Similar: 大吃大喝 (eat and drink extravagantly).

Stroke Order

大 dà

喊 hǎn

叫 jiào