不识大体 bù shí dà tǐ

to fail to grasp the big picture

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
识 shí HSK 1
to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. shì
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
体 tǐ HSK 2
body; form; style