小打小闹

小打小鬧

xiǎodǎxiǎonào

phrase #21,205

Meanings

HSK 5

这家公司还是小打小闹，没有实力竞争大市场。

Zhè jiā gōngsī háishì xiǎodǎxiǎonào, méiyǒu shílì jìngzhēng dà shìchǎng.

This company is still small-scale and doesn't have the strength to compete in the big market.

HSK 7-9

我们不能再小打小闹了，是时候认真扩张了。

Wǒmen bùnéng zài xiǎodǎxiǎonào le, shì shíhou rènzhēn kuòzhāng le.

We can't keep doing things on a small scale anymore - it's time to seriously expand.

usage

小打小闹 is often used to describe efforts or businesses that are modest and lack ambition or scale. It can be slightly dismissive.

小 xiǎo

打 dǎ

闹 nào