大处着眼

大處著眼

dàchù-zhuóyǎn

idiom #52,685

Meanings

HSK 6

他总能大处着眼，看清事情的本质。

Tā zǒng néng dàchùzhuóyǎn, kànqīng shìqing de běnzhì.

He always manages to step back and see the nature of things clearly.

HSK 7-9

做计划要大处着眼，小处着手。

Zuò jìhuà yào dàchùzhuóyǎn, xiǎochù zhuóshǒu.

When planning, keep your eye on the big picture and your hands on the small details.

HSK 7-9

领导者必须大处着眼，不能只盯着眼前的利益。

Lǐngdǎozhě bìxū dàchùzhuóyǎn, bùnéng zhǐ dīng zhe yǎnqián de lìyì.

A leader has to keep an eye on the big picture and not just fixate on short-term gains.

usage

Nearly always paired with 小处着手 ('start from the small'). Together they're a stock management maxim: big-picture vision, small-scale execution.

mistakes

着 is read zhuó (to place/apply), not zháo or zhe. 着眼 = 'to place one's gaze.' Same for 着手.

大 dà

处 chǔ

着 zhe

眼 yǎn