去芜存菁 qù wú cún jīng

to separate the wheat from the chaff (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to separate the wheat from the chaff (idiom)
  2. 2. lit. to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers

Characters

Character Meaning
to go; to go to (a place)
overgrown with weeds
to keep; to store; to deposit
lush; luxuriant; leek flower