不識大體 bù shí dà tǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
  2. to fail to grasp the big picture

CHARACTERS

不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
識 shí recognize, understand, know
大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
體 tǐ body; group, class, body, unit