以一持萬
yǐ​yī​chí​wàn

to grasp the key point

  • created sense approved 以一持万/以一持萬 · yǐ​yī​chí​wàn · to grasp the key point — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以一持万 / 以一持萬

    yǐ​yī​chí​wàn

    to grasp the key point

    To master the key point in order to control the whole situation.

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 持 (literal) → 持 · chí · to hold 万 (literal) → 万/萬 · wàn · countless

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense