进善退恶 — “To promote the virtuous and dismiss the wicked”
进善退恶 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to promote the virtuous and dismiss the wicked”. To advance the good and eliminate the bad. Literally, “Promote the good and dismiss the evil”.
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进善退恶 Pronunciation and Pinyin
进善退恶 Character Breakdown
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一个明智的管理者应该能够进善退恶，这样团队才能健康发展。
A wise manager should be able to promote the virtuous and dismiss the wicked, so that the team can develop healthily.
Idioms Related to 进善退恶
Synonyms of 进善退恶
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- jìn进rén人ruò若jiāng将jiā加zhū诸xī膝，，tuì退rén人ruò若jiāng将zhuì坠zhū诸yuān渊Elevate favorites, cast down dislikes
- jìn进fǔ俯tuì退fǔ俯inconsistent movement or posture
- jìn进lì利chú除hài害promote good, eliminate harm
- jìn进kě可yǐ以gōng攻，，jù据kě可yǐ以shǒu守strategic flexibility in offense and defense
- jìn进kě可yǐ以gōng攻，，tuì退kě可yǐ以shǒu守flexible in offense and defense
- jìn进kě可tì替bù不offer good strategies to eliminate flawed practices
- jìn进kě可tì替fǒu否Advance good to replace bad
- jìn进shàn善chéng惩jiān奸promote good, punish evil
- jìn进shàn善chéng惩è恶promote good and punish evil
- jìn进rǎng壤guǎng广dì地expand territory
- jìn进cùn寸tuì退chǐ尺gain little, lose much
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Open the tool →Questions about 进善退恶
What does 进善退恶 mean?
进善退恶 (jìn shàn tuì è) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to promote the virtuous and dismiss the wicked”.
How do you pronounce 进善退恶?
进善退恶 is pronounced jìn shàn tuì è in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 进善退恶 literally mean?
Literally, 进善退恶 means “Promote the good and dismiss the evil”. It is used to mean “to promote the virtuous and dismiss the wicked”.
What is the Chinese definition of 进善退恶?
进用贤善，黜退奸恶。