大处着眼，小处着手

Traditional: 大處著眼，小處著手

dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu

Dictionary entry

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

What does 大处着眼，小处着手 mean?

大处着眼，小处着手 (dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

Character breakdown

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大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)处chǔto reside · to live 着zhāovariant of 著|着[zhao1]眼yǎneye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]) · (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance 小xiǎosmall · tiny 手shǒuhand · (formal) to hold

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How to pronounce 大处着眼，小处着手

大处着眼，小处着手

dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu

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