良莠不齐

良莠不齊

liángyǒu-bùqí

idiom

Meanings

HSK 4

参赛作品良莠不齐。

Cānsài zuòpǐn liángyǒu-bùqí.

The submissions are of uneven quality.

HSK 6

这个行业从业人员良莠不齐。

Zhège hángyè cóngyè rényuán liángyǒu-bùqí.

The practitioners in this industry vary greatly in quality.

HSK 7-9

网上信息良莠不齐，需要仔细甄别。

Wǎngshàng xìnxī liángyǒu-bùqí, xūyào zǐxì zhēnbié.

Online information is a mixed bag - you need to screen carefully.

memory

良 = good grain (rice), 莠 = foxtail weed that grows in grainfields and looks like rice. Imagine weeds mixed into a rice paddy - that's 良莠不齐.

mistakes

Traditionally used only for people; modern usage extends to quality of objects/content, though some purists still object.

良 liáng

莠 yǒu

不 bù

齐 qí