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舍本逐末【shě běn zhú mò】

to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details

舍本逐末【shě běn zhú mò】

to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details

舍

HSK 54

含义house, dwelling; dwell, reside

拼音shě, shè

本

HSK 11

含义root, origin, source; basis

拼音běn

逐

HSK 43

含义chase, expel; one by one

拼音zhú

末

HSK 24

含义final, last, end; insignificant

拼音mò