見樹不見林

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Chinese

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to see; to meet; to appear
to see; to meet; to appear; to interview
 
tree not; no
to see; to meet; to appear
to see; to meet; to appear; to interview
 
woods; forest
trad. (見樹不見林)
simp. (见树不见林)
Literally: “to see only the trees but not the forest”.

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見樹不見林

  1. Synonym of 只見樹木,不見森林只见树木,不见森林 (zhǐjiànshùmù, bùjiànsēnlín, cannot see the forest for the trees)