小學而大遺 xiǎo xué ér dà yí

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

小 xiǎo
HSK 1
small, tiny, insignificant
學 xué learning, knowledge; school
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
遺 yí lose; articles lost; omit