只见树木，不见森林
zhǐ​jiàn​shù​mù, bù​jiàn​sēn​lín

missing big picture

  • created sense approved 只见树木，不见森林/只見樹木，不見森林 · zhǐ​jiàn​shù​mù, bù​jiàn​sēn​lín · missing big picture

    只见树木，不见森林 / 只見樹木，不見森林

    zhǐ​jiàn​shù​mù, bù​jiàn​sēn​lín

    missing big picture

    can't see the wood for the trees; failing to see the overall situation due to focusing on details

    做研究不能只见树木，不见森林，必须要从全局考虑。

    created sense