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

to fail to see the 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
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.

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