gāng​jǔ​mù​zhāng

to grasp the key link

  • created sense approved 纲举目张/綱舉目張 · gāng​jǔ​mù​zhāng · to grasp the key link — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    纲举目张 / 綱舉目張

    gāng​jǔ​mù​zhāng

    to grasp the key link

    (idiom) Once the key link is grasped, everything falls into place; just as lifting a net's headrope opens its meshes, taking care of the essentials allows smaller details to resolve themselves.

    纲 (literal) → 纲/綱 · gāng · headrope 举 (literal) → 举/舉 · jǔ · to lift 目 (literal) → 目 · mù · mesh 张 (literal) → 张/張 · zhāng · to open

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 纲举目张/綱舉目張 · gāng​jǔ​mù​zhāng · well-structured — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    纲举目张 / 綱舉目張

    gāng​jǔ​mù​zhāng

    well-structured

    (idiom) Well-ordered and clear; used to describe a piece of writing or a plan that is systematic and logical.

    纲 (literal) → 纲/綱 · gāng · outline; key link 举 (literal) → 举/舉 · jǔ · to lift 目 (literal) → 目 · mù · item 张 (literal) → 张/張 · zhāng · to open

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

    created sense