criticize the bad; praise the good
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to flush out the filthy (evil) and raise up the clean (good); to criticize the bad and praise the good
formalA classical idiom (成语) used in formal writing, speeches, or literary contexts to describe the act of eliminating bad practices or people while promoting good ones. Often pertains to social, political, or moral rectification.
Méi媒
tǐ体
yīng应
dāng当
chéng承
dān担
jī激
zhuó浊
yáng扬
qīng清
de的
shè社
huì会
zé责
rèn任
。
The media should shoulder the social responsibility of criticizing the bad and praising the good.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
jī激
zhuó浊
yáng扬
qīng清
，
yǒu有
lì力
de地
pī批
pàn判
le了
bú不
zhèng正
zhī之
fēng风
。
This article flushes out the filthy and raises up the clean, powerfully criticizing unhealthy practices.
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Zhè这
wèi位
lǐng领
dǎo导
yǐ以
jī激
zhuó浊
yáng扬
qīng清
wéi为
jǐ己
rèn任
，
shēn深
dé得
mín民
xīn心
。
This leader takes it as his duty to eliminate evil and promote good, winning the people's hearts.