qǔ​qí​jīng​huá​qù​qí​zāo​pò

take the essence and discard the dregs

取其精华,去其糟粕 取其精華,去其糟粕 qǔ​qí​jīng​huá​qù​qí​zāo​pò
take the essence and discard the dregs
Keep what is best or useful while throwing away what is worthless or harmful; used as a slogan for being selective when adopting foreign ideas or traditional culture.traditional culture.