一叶障目 yī yè zhàng mù

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. eyes obscured by a single leaf (idiom)
  2. fig. not seeing the wider picture
  3. can't see the wood for the trees

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
叶 yè
HSK 4
to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
障 zhàng
HSK 6
separate; shield; barricade
目 mù
HSK 3
eye; look, see; division, topic