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大张旗鼓

大張旗鼓
dàzhāngqígǔ
idiom #27,169

Meanings

  1. 1 with great fanfare
  2. 2 on a grand scale
  3. 3 with a big show of force

Examples

公司大张旗鼓地宣传新产品。
Gōngsī dàzhāngqígǔ de xuānchuán xīn chǎnpǐn.
The company launched a major promotional campaign for the new product.
他们大张旗鼓地举办了一场庆典。
Tāmen dàzhāngqígǔ de jǔbàn le yī chǎng qìngdiǎn.
They held a grand celebration with great fanfare.

Tips

memory
Literally 'spread out the flags and beat the drums.' Imagine an army displaying banners and drummers — a show of maximum pomp and force.

Stroke Order

大 dà
张 zhāng
旗 qí
鼓 gǔ