draw on the advantages and avoid disadvantages(qū lì bì hài)

draw on the advantages and avoid disadvantages

Seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, Pinyin is Q ū L ì B ì h à I, Chinese idiom, meaning to tend to the favorable side and avoid the harmful side. It's from Han Huo Zhen's playing notes on General Liang Shang.

The origin of Idioms

"As for seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, fearing death and enjoying life, it's also the same thing," said Huo Chen in his play on Liang Shang, the great general

Idiom usage

As subject, predicate, object, etc; used in dealing with affairs. example you can deal with anyone, in the process of dealing with ～. It is possible to strive for a favorable development position in the process of economic globalization as long as we grasp it properly, give full play to our comparative advantages, seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. 2. It is our common task to pursue the advantages and avoid the disadvantages and work hand in hand. 3. Since pursuing the advantages and avoiding the disadvantages are the fundamental principles for the survival and development of organisms, people's evaluation especially needs to convey the information about the value relationship.

Chinese PinYin : qū lì bì hài