Definitions

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

Components

• 取其精华 qǔ qí jīng huá – to take the best
• 去其糟粕 qù qí zāo pò – to remove the dross