大处着眼，小处着手

dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 大处着眼，小处着手

• 大 大 dà: big; large; great
• 大 大 dài: see 大夫[dài fu]
• 小 小 xiǎo: small
• 手 手 shǒu: hand
• 眼 眼 yǎn: eye
• 着 着 zhāo: (chess) move
• 着 着 zháo: to touch
• 着 着 zhe: aspect particle indicating action in progress
• 着 着 zhuó: to wear (clothes)
• 着手 着手 zhuó shǒu: to put one's hand to it
• 着眼 着眼 zhuó yǎn: to have one's eyes on (a goal)
• 处 处 chǔ: to reside
• 处 处 chù: place