披沙拣金(pī shā jiǎn jīn)

4 charactersTrad. 披沙揀金

(lit.) to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
pī shā jiǎn jīn
Meaning
(lit.) to sort the gold from the sand (idiom)
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
披沙揀金

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