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排沙简金
pái​shā​jiǎn​jīn

to pan for gold

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
排沙简金 排沙簡金 pái​shā​jiǎn​jīn
to pan for gold
(idiom) to sift through sand to find gold; to separate the wheat from the chaff; (figuratively) to select the best or most talented from a large pool of items or people

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Synonym

  • 去芜存菁 qù​wú​cún​jīng
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