xiǎo
xiǎo
nào

idiom
common

Meaning of 小打小闹

小打小闹 means to do things on a small scale; to work in a piecemeal fashion. Pronounced xiǎo dǎ xiǎo nào.

  • to do things on a small scale; to work in a piecemeal fashion

Definitions & Examples

Zuò
shēng
néng
zǒng
shì
xiǎo
xiǎo
nào
 
yào
gǎn
xiǎng
gǎn
gàn
 

You can't always do business on a small scale; you need to think big and act boldly.

qián
zhǐ
shì
xiǎo
xiǎo
nào
 
xiàn
zài
men
yào
kuò
guī
 

We used to just work on a small scale, but now we want to expand our operations.

Zhè
xiē
gǎi
zhǐ
shì
xiǎo
xiǎo
nào
 
méi
yǒu
chù
gēn
běn
wèn
 

These reforms are just piecemeal adjustments that don't address the fundamental issues.