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兴利除弊

xīng lì chú bìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

興利除弊 兴利除弊 [xing1 li4 chu2 bi4] /to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 興利除弊

  • 兴
    xīng

    to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect)

    xìng

    feeling or desire to do sth / interest in sth / excitement

    Xīng

    surname Xing

  • 利
    lì

    sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit

    Lì

    surname Li

  • 除
    chú

    to get rid of / to remove / to exclude / to eliminate / to wipe out / to divide / except / not including

  • 弊
    bì

    detriment / fraud / harm / defeat

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