[jīng huá]
cream; essence; anima; elite; choice; quintessence
the cream of the Chinese classical literature
中國古典文學的精華
discard the dross and select the essence
去其糟粕， 取其精華
the cream of a nation
國家的精華
The cream of the class is made up of the best students.
這些拔尖的學生成了班級的精華。