Pinyin: yóu biǎo jí lǐ ǐ

Explanation: table: surface; Richter: Essence. Look at the essence from the surface phenomenon.

Source: Mao Zedong's "On Practice": "Get rid of the rough and get the essence, get rid of the false and keep the true, and transform from the outside to the inside."

Example: look at the problem from the outside to the inside.

Synonym: from shallow to deep, step by step.

Grammar: as an adverbial; Refers to the essence from the surface phenomenon.