不识大体 in English bu4 shi2 da4 ti3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to fail to see the larger issue (idiomatic expression)
  • to fail to grasp the big picture

Simplified Characters

不 识 大 体

Traditional Characters

不 識 大 體

Pinyin

bu4 shi2 da4 ti3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 识shi2to know 大da4big 体ti3body