zuò
wén
zhāng

common
idiom
verbal

Meaning of 做文章

做文章 means make an issue of; dwell on; capitalize on. Pronounced zuò wén zhāng.

  • make an issue of; dwell on; capitalize on

Definitions & Examples

Bié
zài
zhè
jiàn
xiǎo
shì
shàng
zuò
wén
zhāng
le
 
gǎn
jǐn
jiě
jué
wèn
ba
 

Stop making a big deal out of this trivial matter, hurry up and solve the problem.

Yǒu
xiē
méi
zǒng
huan
zài
míng
xīng
de
shēng
huó
shàng
zuò
wén
zhāng
 

Some media outlets always like to capitalize on celebrities' personal lives.

Duì
fāng
xiǎng
zài
tóng
tiáo
kuǎn
shàng
zuò
wén
zhāng
 
men
dìng
yào
xiǎo
xīn
 

The other party wants to find loopholes in the contract terms, we must be careful.

zǒng
shì
huan
zài
bié
rén
de
yán
zuò
wén
zhāng
 
tiāo
zhǎo
chá
 

He always likes to nitpick and dwell on other people's speeches.

Yǒu
xiē
zhèng
huì
zài
zhǒng
wèn
shàng
zuò
wén
zhāng
lái
huò
xuǎn
piào
 

Some politicians will capitalize on racial issues to win votes.