"miss the wood for the trees" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 只见树木，不见森林

Definition

过分关注细节而忽略整体或主要问题。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于中性偏正式表达。用于批评因专注细节而忽略整体情况的人，不用于真实森林。

Examples

Don't miss the wood for the trees when studying for your exams.

学习备考时，不要**只见树木，不见森林**。

If you only worry about spelling mistakes, you might miss the wood for the trees in your writing.

如果你只担心拼写错误，你可能会**只见树木，不见森林**。

Try not to miss the wood for the trees during the meeting.

开会时尽量不要**只见树木，不见森林**。

Sometimes we miss the wood for the trees and forget why we started this project in the first place.

有时候，我们会**只见树木，不见森林**，忘记了最初为什么做这个项目。

It's easy to miss the wood for the trees when you're under a lot of pressure at work.

工作压力很大的时候，很容易**只见树木，不见森林**。

The boss told us not to miss the wood for the trees and focus on the main goal.

老板告诉我们不要**只见树木，不见森林**，要专注于主要目标。