取其精華

to take the best / to absorb the essence

to take / to get / to choose / to fetch

his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it)

essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected / elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine) / selected rice (archaic)

best feature / most important part of an object / quintessence / essence / soul

abbr. for China

Mt Hua 華山|华山 in Shaanxi / surname Hua

old variant of 花[hua1] / flower

magnificent / splendid / flowery

take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan) / keep what is good, discard the rest / You need to be selective when studying. / In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.