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小学而大遗
小學而大遺
xiǎoxuéérdàyí
1. to concentrate on trivial points while neglecting the main problem (idiom)

Character Breakdown

小
xiǎo
small, tiny, insignificant
HSK 1 3 丶
学
xué
learning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school; -ology
HSK 1 8 丶
而
ér
and, and then, and yet; but
HSK 3 6 丶
大
dà
big, great, vast, high, deep
HSK 1 3 丶
遗
yí
to lose; a lost article
HSK 5 12 丶

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