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不识大体

bù shí dà tǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to fail to see the larger issue (idiom) / to fail to grasp the big picture
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

不識大體 不识大体 [bu4 shi2 da4 ti3] /to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)/to fail to grasp the big picture/

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Other forms in these source records: 不識大體

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 识
    shí

    to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shì]

    zhì

    to record / to write a footnote

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 体
    tī

    used in 體己|体己[tī ji] / Taiwan pr. [tǐ]

    tǐ

    body / form / style / system / substance / to experience / aspect (linguistics)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.