大处着眼，小处着手
dà​chù​zhuó​yǎn​xiǎo​chù​zhuó​shǒu

think big and start small

  • created sense approved 大处着眼，小处着手/大處著眼，小處著手 · dà​chù​zhuó​yǎn​xiǎo​chù​zhuó​shǒu · think big and start small — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    大处着眼，小处着手 / 大處著眼，小處著手

    dà​chù​zhuó​yǎn​xiǎo​chù​zhuó​shǒu

    think big and start small

    (idiom) keep the big picture in mind while starting with the small details; plan for the grand goal but begin from the ground up.

    大处着眼 (literal) → 大处着眼/大處著眼 · dà​chù​zhuó​yǎn · to see the big picture ， (non_chinese) 小处着手 (literal) → 小处着手/小處著手 · xiǎo​chù​zhuó​shǒu · to focus on the details

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