只见树木不见森林

zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín

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1. unable to see the wood for the trees
2. fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture

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Child Words of 只见树木不见森林

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 不见 不见 bù jiàn: not to see
• 只 只 zhǐ: only
• 只见 只见 zhǐ jiàn: to see (the same thing) over and over again
• 森林 森林 sēn lín: forest
• 树 树 shù: tree
• 树木 树木 shù mù: tree
• 只 只 zhī: grain that has begun to ripen
• 见 见 jiàn: to see
• 见 见 xiàn: to appear
• 木 木 mù: (bound form) tree
• 林 林 lín: woods
• 森 森 sēn: forest