Read Edit View history 只见树木，不见森林 zhǐjiànshùmùbùjiànsēnlín to fail to see the big picture Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 只见树木，不见森林/ 只見樹木，不見森林 zhǐjiànshùmùbùjiànsēnlín (also zhǐjiànshùmùbújiànsēnlín) to fail to see the big picture To see only the parts but not the whole; to be unable to see the wood for the trees. Edit Delete References Add reference variant 只见树木，不见森林/只見樹木，不見森林 → 见树不见林/見樹不見林 Edit Delete
只见树木，不见森林/ 只見樹木，不見森林 zhǐjiànshùmùbùjiànsēnlín (also zhǐjiànshùmùbújiànsēnlín) to fail to see the big picture To see only the parts but not the whole; to be unable to see the wood for the trees. Edit Delete