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去伪存真
去伪存真
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去伪存真

去伪存真 — “To eliminate the false and preserve the true”

去伪存真 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eliminate the false and preserve the true”. To separate the wheat from the chaff. Literally, “remove the false, preserve the true”.

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去伪存真 Pronunciation and Pinyin

去伪存真 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
去
qù5to go, leave, or remove
伪
wěi6false, fake, or counterfeit
存
cún6to exist, store, or keep
真
zhēn10true, real, genuine

Example Sentence with 去伪存真

在研究大量信息时,我们需要仔细辨别,去伪存真,才能得出准确的结论。
When analyzing a large amount of information, we need to carefully discern, sifting the true from the false, to draw accurate conclusions.

Idioms Related to 去伪存真

Synonyms of 去伪存真

  • qù去cū粗qǔ取jīng精discard the dross and select the essential
  • běn本lái来miàn面mù目true colors

Antonyms of 去伪存真

  • ní泥shā沙jù俱xià下good and bad mixed together
  • yú鱼lóng龙hùn混zá杂a mixed bag of good and bad

More idioms starting with 去

  • qù去zhù住liǎng两nán难difficult to decide whether to go or stay
  • qù去qí其zāo糟pò粕,,cún存qí其jīng精huá华discard the dross, keep the essence
  • qù去wēi危jiù就ān安avoid danger and seek safety
  • qù去tiān天chǐ尺wǔ五extremely high or close to power
  • qù去tài太qù去shèn甚know when to stop
  • qù去hài害xīng兴lì利remove harm, promote benefit
  • qù去jiù就zhī之fēn分distinction of staying or leaving
  • qù去jiù就zhī之jì际critical moment of decision
  • qù去gù故jiù就xīn新discard the old and adopt the new
  • qù去gù故nà纳xīn新discard the old, adopt the new
  • qù去àn暗tóu投míng明abandon darkness, embrace brightness
  • qù去mò末guī归běn本prioritize fundamental industries

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Questions about 去伪存真

What does 去伪存真 mean?

去伪存真 (qù wěi cún zhēn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to eliminate the false and preserve the true”.

How do you pronounce 去伪存真?

去伪存真 is pronounced qù wěi cún zhēn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 去伪存真 literally mean?

Literally, 去伪存真 means “remove the false, preserve the true”. It is used to mean “to eliminate the false and preserve the true”.

What is the Chinese definition of 去伪存真?

除掉虚假的,留下真实的。

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