去芜存菁 — “To discard the dross and retain the essence”
去芜存菁 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard the dross and retain the essence”. To refine and select the finest. Literally, “remove the weeds and preserve the essence”.
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去芜存菁 Pronunciation and Pinyin
去芜存菁 Character Breakdown
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在学习过程中，我们要善于去芜存菁，吸收知识的精华。
In the learning process, we should be good at separating the essential from the superfluous, absorbing the essence of knowledge.
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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 去芜存菁 mean?
去芜存菁 (qù wú cún jīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard the dross and retain the essence”.
How do you pronounce 去芜存菁?
去芜存菁 is pronounced qù wú cún jīng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 去芜存菁 literally mean?
Literally, 去芜存菁 means “remove the weeds and preserve the essence”. It is used to mean “to discard the dross and retain the essence”.
What is the Chinese definition of 去芜存菁?
芜：芜杂。除去粗糙的部分，留取其精华