取其精华，去其糟粕

Traditional: 取其精華，去其糟粕

qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pò

Dictionary entry

take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan)

What does 取其精华，去其糟粕 mean?

取其精华，去其糟粕 (qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pò) has the following dictionary meaning.

1take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan)

2keep what is good, discard the rest

3You need to be selective when studying.

4In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.

Character breakdown

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取qǔto take · to get 其qíhis · her 精jīngessence · extract 华Huáabbr. for China 去qùto go · to go to (a place)糟zāodregs · draff 粕pògrains in distilled liquor

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How to pronounce 取其精华，去其糟粕

取其精华，去其糟粕

qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pò

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