其不善者而改之

qíbùshànzhěérgǎizhī
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 and correct in oneself what is bad in them
  2. 2 take their faults as things to fix in oneself
  3. 3 second half of Confucius' 'three men walking' maxim

Examples

Sān rén xíng, bì yǒu wǒ shī yān: zé qí shàn zhě ér cóng zhī, qí bù shàn zhě ér gǎi zhī.
Three walking together, one must be my teacher: choose their virtues to follow, and their faults to mend in myself.
Kàn tóngshì de quēdiǎn yě shì xuéxí, zé qí bù shàn zhě ér gǎi zhī.
Noting colleagues' faults is also learning — take their shortcomings as things to fix in oneself.

Stroke Order

shàn
zhě
ér
gǎi
zhī