大处着眼，小处着手

dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 大处着眼，小处着手

大
dà

big; large; great

大
dài

see 大夫[dài fu]

小
xiǎo

small

手
shǒu

hand

眼
yǎn

eye

着
zhāo

(chess) move

着
zháo

to touch

着
zhe

aspect particle indicating action in progress

着
zhuó

to wear (clothes)

着手
zhuó shǒu

to put one's hand to it

着眼
zhuó yǎn

to have one's eyes on (a goal)

处
chǔ

to reside

处
chù

place