How do you pronounce 由小见大?

由小见大 is pronounced yóu xiǎo jiàn dà in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 由小见大 literally mean?

Literally, 由小见大 means “from small see big”. It is used to mean “to infer the general from the particular”.

What is the Chinese definition of 由小见大?

从小的可以看出大的，指通过小事可以看出大节，或通过一小部分看出整体

由小见大 — “To infer the general from the particular”

由小见大 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to infer the general from the particular”. To see the big picture from small details; to deduce the whole from a part. Literally, “From small see big”.

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由小见大 Pronunciation and Pinyin

由yóu
小xiǎo
见jiàn
大dà

由小见大 Character Breakdown

Character	Pinyin	Strokes	Meaning
由	yóu	5	cause, from, by, due to
小	xiǎo	3	small, little, young, minor
见	jiàn	4	to see or meet
大	dà	3	large, big, great

Example Sentence with 由小见大

通过他对待宠物的细微之处，我们可以由小见大地看出他是一个非常有爱心的人。

From the small details of how he treats his pets, we can infer that he is a very loving person.

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Synonyms of 由小见大

yǐ以xiǎo小jiàn见dà大see the big picture from small details

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Questions about 由小见大

What does 由小见大 mean?: 由小见大 (yóu xiǎo jiàn dà) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to infer the general from the particular”.
How do you pronounce 由小见大?: 由小见大 is pronounced yóu xiǎo jiàn dà in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 由小见大 literally mean?: Literally, 由小见大 means “from small see big”. It is used to mean “to infer the general from the particular”.
What is the Chinese definition of 由小见大?: 从小的可以看出大的，指通过小事可以看出大节，或通过一小部分看出整体

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