舍本逐末 shěběnzhúmò neglect essentials Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 1 sentence 我们要抓住事情的核心，千万不能舍本逐末。 wǒmen yào zhuāzhù shìqing de héxīn, qiānwàn bù néng shě běn zhú mò. We must grasp the core of the matter and avoid attending to trifles while neglecting the essentials. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary