去粗取精 — “To discard the dross and select the essential”
去粗取精 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard the dross and select the essential”. To eliminate the crude and keep the refined; to separate the wheat from the chaff. Literally, “remove the coarse, take the fine”.
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在阅读大量资料时，我们需要学会去粗取精，提炼出真正有价值的信息。
When reading a large amount of material, we need to learn to discard the dross and select the essential, extracting truly valuable information.
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- qù去wěi伪cún存zhēn真eliminate the false, preserve the true
- 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
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What does 去粗取精 mean?
去粗取精 (qù cū qǔ jīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard the dross and select the essential”.
How do you pronounce 去粗取精?
去粗取精 is pronounced qù cū qǔ jīng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 去粗取精 literally mean?
Literally, 去粗取精 means “remove the coarse, take the fine”. It is used to mean “to discard the dross and select the essential”.
What is the Chinese definition of 去粗取精?
除去杂质，留取精华。