qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pò

Traditional: 取其精華,去其糟粕

取其精华,去其糟粕 (qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pò) is a Chinese word meaning “take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan); keep what is good, discard the rest; You need to be selective when studying.”.

Meanings

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

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