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

HSK 2

孩子们在外面大喊大叫。

Háizi men zài wàimiàn dàhǎn-dàjiào.

The kids are yelling outside.

HSK 3

不要在图书馆里大喊大叫。

Búyào zài túshūguǎn lǐ dàhǎn-dàjiào.

Don't shout and scream in the library.

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