取其精华，去其糟粕 qǔqíjīnghuáqùqízāopò take the essence and discard the dregs Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 取其精华 取其精華 qǔqíjīnghuá to absorb the essence To take what is best; to absorb the essence of something.， qù non-Chinese 去其糟粕 qùqízāopò to discard the dregs to remove the dross; to get rid of the useless or harmful parts of something while keeping the essence