取其精华，去其糟粕 in English qu3 qi2 jing1 hua2 , qu4 qi2 zao1 po4 Meaning

Meanings

  • take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan)
  • keep what is good, discard the rest
  • You need to be selective when studying.
  • In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.

Simplified Characters

取 其 精 华 ， 去 其 糟 粕

Traditional Characters

取 其 精 華 ， 去 其 糟 粕

Pinyin

qu3 qi2 jing1 hua2 , qu4 qi2 zao1 po4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

取qu3to take 其qi2his 精jing1essence 华hua2abbr. for China ， 去qu4to go 其qi2his 糟zao1dregs 粕po4grains in distilled liquor