取其精华,去其糟粕

qǔqíjīnghuá,qùqízāopò

take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan); keep what is good, discard the rest

Traditional 取其精華,去其糟粕

Meaning

qǔqíjīnghuá,qùqízāopòqu3 qi2 jing1 hua2 , qu4 qi2 zao1 po4
  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.

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