Chinese Word: 贪大求全 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

to think grandiosely (idiom)

1		dāng dài 当代 chéng shì 城市 xīn qū 新区 fā zhǎn 发展 bú shi 不是 tān dà qiú quán 贪大求全、 hào dà xǐ gōng 好大喜功， ér shì 而是 yǒu zhe 有着 shēn kè 深刻 de 的 jīng jì xué 经济学 dòng yīn 动因。 The new area development these days is no longer a move to pursue the greatness or perfection of a city, instead it is more driven by some deep-going economic motives.
2		dàn 但 zài 在 shí jì 实际 yìng yòng 应用 guò chéng 过程 zhōng 中 duì 对 zuò yè 作业、 chéng běn 成本 dòng yīn 动因 de 的 xuǎn zé 选择 yīng 应 bǎ wò 把握 zhòng diǎn 重点， bù néng 不能 tān dà qiú quán 贪大求全。 But it must take important points in the selection of cost and cost drivers.
3		jiù 就 shì sú 世俗 de 的 guān diǎn 观点 kàn lai 看来， wǒ men 我们 de 的 ào bā mǎ 奥巴马 zǒng tǒng 总统 sì hū 似乎 guò yú 过于 tān dà qiú quán 贪大求全 le 了 —— jǔ lì lái shuō 举例来说， tā 他 yīng gāi 应该 zàn shí 暂时 shě qì 舍弃 jiàn kāng 健康 yī liáo 医疗 ér 而 qiāng 将 jīng lì 精力 jí zhōng 集中 dào 到 jīng jì 经济 shàng 上。 The conventional wisdom seems to be that President Obama tried to do too much - in particular, that he should have put health care on one side and focused on the economy.