大處著眼,小處著手 dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu

plan for the big picture; start from details

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
big; large; great
place; location; spot
aspect particle indicating action in progress
eye; crux (of a matter); small hole
small; young; tiny
place; location; spot
aspect particle indicating action in progress
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work