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大處著眼，小處著手

简 大处着眼，小处着手 · 繁 大處著眼，小處著手
Mandarin · pinyin dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu

Meanings

  1. think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
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大
dà · big, great, vast, large, high
處
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著
zhù · zhe · manifest; (Cant.) to wear
眼
yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
小
xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
手
shǒu · hand
处
chù · place, locale; department
着
zhe · make move, take action
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daai6 cyu3 zoek6 ngaan5 ，siu2 cyu3 zoek6 sau2

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大處著眼，小處著手 · da4 chu4 zhuo2 yan3 , xiao3 chu4 zhuo2 shou3
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 28,422
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Exact source record大處著眼，小處著手 大处着眼，小处着手 [da4 chu4 zhuo2 yan3 , xiao3 chu4 zhuo2 shou3] /think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)/