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不识庐山真面目
不識廬山真面目
bùshìLúshānzhēnmiànmù
1.
lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain
2.
fig. can't see the forest for the trees
Character Breakdown
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
4 丶
识
shí
knowledge; to understand, to recognize, to know
HSK 1
7 丶
庐
lú
hut, cottage; the name of a mountain
7 丶
山
shān
mountain, hill, peak
HSK 3
3 丶
真
zhēn
real, actual, true, genuine
HSK 2
10 丶
面
miàn
face; surface, side; plane, dimension
HSK 1
9 丶
目
mù
eye; to look, to see; division, topic
HSK 3
5 丶
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