小學而大遺 xiǎo xué ér dà yí

focus on small things, miss the big issue

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
小 xiǎo HSK 1
small; young; tiny
學 xué
to learn; to study; science
而 ér HSK 3
and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
遺 yí
to leave behind; to lose; to omit