取其精華，去其糟粕

ceoi2 kei4 zing1 waa4 ，heoi3 kei4 zou1 pok3

take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan) · keep what is good, discard the rest · You need to be selective when studying.

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan)
  2. keep what is good, discard the rest
  3. You need to be selective when studying.
  4. In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.

Written Forms

取其精華，去其糟粕Traditional · Main Form
取其精华，去其糟粕Alternate Form

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