以小見大

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Chinese

to use; according to; so as to
to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
 
small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 
to see; to meet; to appear
to see; to meet; to appear; to interview
 
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
trad. (以小見大)
simp. (以小见大)

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Idiom

以小見大

  1. to see the forest for the trees; to discern the big picture or an overall pattern from small details