去偽存真
qù​wěi​cún​zhēn

to discard the false and retain the true

  • created sense approved 去伪存真/去偽存真 · qù​wěi​cún​zhēn · to discard the false and retain the true — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    去伪存真 / 去偽存真

    qù​wěi​cún​zhēn

    to discard the false and retain the true

    To eliminate what is fake or false while keeping what is real and authentic.

    qù​wèi​cún​zhēn

    去 (literal) → 去 · qù · to remove 伪 (literal) → 伪/偽 · wěi · false 存 (literal) → 存 · cún · to reserve 真 (literal) → 真 · zhēn · true

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