去芜存菁 (qù wú cún jīng): Discard the dross and keep the essence (verb/idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 1

qù去

to go

wú芜

luxurious growth of weeds

HSK 4

cún存

store; keep; survive

jīng菁

Meaning pending

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Example Sentences with 去芜存菁

xiě写

wén文

zhāng章

yào要

dǒng懂

de得

qù去

wú芜

cún存

jīng菁

。

When writing an article, you need to know how to discard the dross and keep the essence.

zhěng整

lǐ理

zī资

liào料

shí时

，

qù去

wú芜

cún

xué学

xí习

jīng经

diǎn典

xū需

yào要

qù去

wú芜

cún

储存

chǔ cún

store up; keep in reserve

存储cún chǔto store; to save (data); storage

现存xiàn cúnexisting; extant; surviving

生存shēng cúnexist; survive

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Example Sentences with 去芜存菁

xiě写

wén文

zhāng章

yào要

dǒng懂

de得

qù去

wú芜

cún存

jīng菁

。

When writing an article, you need to know how to discard the dross and keep the essence.

zhěng整

lǐ理

zī资

liào料

shí时

，

qù去

wú芜

cún

xué学

xí习

jīng经

diǎn典

xū需

yào要

qù去

wú芜

cún

存

jīng菁

hěn很

zhòng重

yào要

。

When organizing materials, discarding the dross and keeping the essence is very important.

存

jīng菁

，

qǔ取

qí其

jīng精

huá华

。

Studying classics requires discarding the dross and keeping the essence, taking their best parts.

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去芜存菁 (qù wú cún jīng): Discard the dross and keep the essence (verb/idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Free Printable Worksheet: 去芜存菁

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Example Sentences with 去芜存菁

Example Sentences with 去芜存菁

Animated Stroke Order

Free Printable Worksheet: 去芜存菁

Character Breakdown

Example Sentences with 去芜存菁

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Example Sentences with 去芜存菁