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不打不相识

bùdǎbùxiāngshí

Traditional: 不打不相識

lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship / no discord, no concord

Character Breakdown

不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
打
dǎ
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
HSK 1
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
相
xiāng
mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
HSK 3
识
shí
knowledge; to understand, to recognize, to know
HSK 1

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