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Meaning of 只见树木不见森林

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只 zhǐ 见 jiàn 树 shù 木 mù 不 bù 见 jiàn 森 sēn 林 lín (Trad.: 只見樹木不見森林)
unable to see the wood for the trees; fig. only able to see isolated details, and not the bigger picture
Example Sentences
1
他们只见树木不见森林
。
They didn' t see the forest for the trees.
2
不能只见树木不见森林
。
You can't see the wood for the trees.
3
有些人只见树木不见森林
。
Some people cannot see the wood for the trees .
4
但是这种说法有点只见树木不见森林
。
But there is a danger of missing the wood for the trees.
5
你目前的状态也许是只见树木不见森林
?
Perhaps you can't see the wood for the trees?