去伪存真

去偽存真

qùwěicúnzhēn

idiom

Meanings

1 to discard the false and retain the true
2 to separate fact from fiction

Characters

Examples

做学问要去伪存真。

Zuò xuéwèn yào qùwěi cúnzhēn.

Scholarship requires sifting truth from falsehood.

面对海量信息，我们要学会去伪存真。

Miànduì hǎiliàng xìnxī, wǒmen yào xuéhuì qùwěi cúnzhēn.

Faced with a flood of information, we must learn to separate fact from fiction.

Tips

usage

Often paired with 去粗取精 (discard the crude, keep the refined). Typical in academic, editorial, or investigative contexts.

Stroke Order

去 qù

伪 wěi

存 cún

真 zhēn