放眼世界

fàngyǎn-shìjiè

idiom #67,673

Meanings

HSK 7-9

我们要立足本土，放眼世界。

Wǒmen yào lìzú běntǔ, fàngyǎn-shìjiè.

We should stand rooted at home while keeping our eyes on the world.

HSK 7-9

放眼世界，这样的创新并不少见。

Fàngyǎn-shìjiè, zhèyàng de chuàngxīn bìngbù shǎojiàn.

Looking at the world at large, innovation of this kind is not rare.

usage

Often appears as the opening of a statement ('放眼世界, ...') or paired with 立足 ('ground oneself in X') to contrast local focus with global perspective.

放 fàng

眼 yǎn

世 shì

界 jiè