舍本逐末 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

舍shě本běn逐zhú末mò

to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom); to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details
trad. 捨本逐末

Also written 捨本逐末【shě běn zhú mò】

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舍

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to give up; to abandon, to give alms

Pinyin: shě
Traditional: 捨

Strokes: 8
Frequency: 21827 of 2500

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本

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(bound form) root; stem, (bound form) origin; source, (bound form) one's own; this, (bound form) this; the current (year etc), (bound form) original, (bound form) inherent, originally; initially, capital; principal, classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

Pinyin: běn

Strokes: 5
Frequency: 799 of 2500

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逐

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(bound form) to pursue; to chase; to drive away, one by one; individually

Pinyin: zhú

Strokes: 10

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末

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variant of 麼|么[me5]

Pinyin: me

Strokes: 5
Frequency: 15761 of 2500

Words starting with 末 Words ending in 末 Anywhere in a word