只见树木不见森林

zhǐ jiàn shù mù bù jiàn sēn lín

Sign in to save this word to your study lists.

Definitions

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

Child Words of 只见树木不见森林

不
bù

no; not so

不见
bù jiàn

not to see

只
zhǐ

only

只见
zhǐ jiàn

to see (the same thing) over and over again

森林
sēn lín

forest

树
shù

tree

树木
shù mù

tree

只
zhī

grain that has begun to ripen

见
jiàn

to see

见
xiàn

to appear

木
mù

(bound form) tree

林
lín

woods

森
sēn

forest