舍近求远 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 舍近求远

舍近求远 (捨近求遠)

Definition seek far and neglect what lies close at hand / go round the sun to meet the moon

Idiom Leave the close ones and pursue the distant ones / Describe detours in work

Usage

Antonym 事半功倍

Characters 舍 shě/shè 近 jìn 求 qiú 远 (遠) yuǎn

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