捡
了
芝
麻
，
丢
了
西
瓜
j
i
ǎ
n
l
e
z
h
ī
m
a
,
d
i
ū
l
e
x
ī
g
u
a
Definitions
1. to focus on the unimportant and miss out on what is important
Components
捡
jiǎn
–
to pick up
了
le
–
(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
芝麻
zhī ma
–
sesame (seed)
丢了
diū le
–
lost something