糟粕 (zāo pò) — dross, dregs; something worthless or unwanted (often figuratively: cultural/intellectual waste)
Definition
Literary word for the worthless 'dregs' or waste of something — ideas, culture, traditions — as opposed to 精华 ('the essence'). 渣 is the physical residue from cooking or smelting; 糟 is just 'ruined/bad'.
noun
drossdregssomething worthless or unwanted (often figuratively: cultural/intellectual waste)
Examples
- 糟粕。Dú shū shí yào zhù yì fēn biàn jīng huá hé zāo pò.When reading, pay attention to distinguishing the essence from the dross.
- 糟粕。Zhè xiē fēng jiàn zāo pò zǎo jiù gāi bèi táo tài le.These feudal dregs should have been eliminated long ago.
- ，糟粕。Wǒ men yào shàn yú xī shōu jīng huá, pāo qì zāo pò.We should be good at absorbing the absorbing the essence and discarding the dross.
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