取其精华，去其糟粕

qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pò

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 取其精华，去其糟粕

其
qí

his

去
qù

to go

取
qǔ

to take

精
jīng

essence

精华
jīng huá

best feature

糟
zāo

dregs

去其糟粕
qù qí zāo pò

to remove the dross

取其精华
qǔ qí jīng huá

to take the best

粕
pò

grains in distilled liquor

糟粕
zāo pò

dross

华
huá

magnificent