提纲挈领 — Chinese idiom
提纲挈领
tí gāng qiè lǐng
Traditional: 提綱挈領
Meaning
- to concentrate on the main points ; to bring out the essentials
Character by character
- 提títo hold in the hand; to lift, to raise
- 纲gāngprogram, outline; principle, guiding thread
- 挈qièto assist, to help; to lead by hand
- 领lǐngneck, collar; lead, guide
Idioms sharing a character
- 一字不提 yī zì bù tí
- 提心吊胆 tí xīn diào dǎn
- 提神醒脑 tí shén xǐng nǎo
- 相提并论 xiāng tí bìng lùn
- 绝口不提 jué kǒu bù tí
- 耳提面命 ěr tí miàn mìng
- 只字不提 zhī zì bù tí
- 三纲五常 sān gāng wǔ cháng
- 纲举目张 gāng jǔ mù zhāng
- 心领神会 xīn lǐng shén huì
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