興利除弊
xīng​lì​chú​bì

to promote the good and remove the bad

  1. 兴 興 xīng adjectivenoun
    to flourish
    to rise; to flourish; to start; to build; to become popular; to mobilize
  2. 利 lì noun
    benefit
    advantage; benefit; help or use. Opposite of 弊 bì or 害 hài
  3. 除 chú verbparticle
    to remove
    to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove; to wipe out
  4. 弊 bì
    disadvantage
    (bound form) harm; drawback; disadvantage; defect; often contrasted with 利 lì