纲举目张

Traditional: 綱舉目張

gāng jǔ mù zhāng

Dictionary entry

if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom)

What does 纲举目张 mean?

纲举目张 (gāng jǔ mù zhāng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom)

2take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves

3(of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered

Character breakdown

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纲gānghead rope of a fishing net · guiding principle 举jǔvariant of 舉|举[ju3]目mùeye · (literary) to look; to regard 张Zhāngsurname Zhang

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纲举目张

gāng jǔ mù zhāng

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