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良莠不齐

良莠不齊
liángyǒubùqí
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 good and bad mixed together
  2. 2 of uneven quality; a mixed bag (of people)

Examples

网上信息良莠不齐，需要仔细甄别。
Wǎngshàng xìnxī liángyǒubùqí, xūyào zǐxì zhēnbié.
Online information is a mixed bag — you need to screen carefully.
这个行业从业人员良莠不齐。
Zhège hángyè cóngyè rényuán liángyǒubùqí.
The practitioners in this industry vary greatly in quality.
参赛作品良莠不齐。
Cānsài zuòpǐn liángyǒubùqí.
The submissions are of uneven quality.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

良 liáng
莠 yǒu
不 bù
齐 qí