promote good and eliminate bad; variant of 激浊扬清
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to promote the good and eliminate the bad; to praise what is right and criticize what is wrong
literaryVariant form of 激浊扬清 (jī zhuó yáng qīng), with the word order reversed. Both forms are valid, but 激浊扬清 is more commonly used in modern Chinese. Literally means to 'raise the clear and agitate the muddy,' originating from the metaphor of purifying water.
Zuò作
wéi为
píng评
lùn论
yuán员
，
tā他
de的
zhí职
zé责
shì是
yáng扬
qīng清
jī激
zhuó浊
，
yǐn引
dǎo导
gōng公
zhòng众
míng明
biàn辨
shì是
fēi非
。
As a commentator, his duty is to promote good and eliminate bad, guiding the public to distinguish right from wrong.
Zhè这
bù部
zuò作
pǐn品
yáng扬
qīng清
jī激
zhuó浊
，
hóng弘
yáng扬
le了
shè社
huì会
zhèng正
qì气
。
This work promotes the good and eliminates the bad, carrying forward the righteous spirit of society.
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Xīn新
wén闻
méi媒
tǐ体
yīng应
dāng当
yáng扬
qīng清
jī激
zhuó浊
，
chuán传
bō播
zhèng正
néng能
liàng量
。
News media should promote the good and eliminate the bad, spreading positive energy.