false alarm; unnecessary scare
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false alarm; unnecessary panic; groundless scare
Refers to a fright or panic that turns out to have been unfounded after the situation is clarified. Often used with the measure word 场.
Lín邻
jū居
men们
shòu受
le了
yī一
chǎng场
xū虚
jīng惊
。
The neighbors had a false alarm.
Yuán原
lái来
shì是
xū虚
jīng惊
yī一
chǎng场
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
sōng松
le了
yī一
kǒu口
qì气
。
It turned out to be a false alarm, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
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Shēn深
yè夜
de的
huǒ火
jǐng警
ràng让
zhěng整
dòng栋
lóu楼
de的
rén人
dōu都
xū虚
jīng惊
yī一
chǎng场
。
The late-night fire alarm gave everyone in the building a false scare.
Zhè这
zhǐ只
shì是
yī一
chǎng场
xū虚
jīng惊
，
bìng并
méi没
yǒu有
shén什
me么
wēi危
xiǎn险
。
This was just a false alarm; there was no real danger.