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不打不相识
不打不相識
bùdǎbùxiāngshí
1. lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship
2. no discord, no concord

Character Breakdown

不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
打
dǎ
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
HSK 1 5 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
相
xiāng
mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
HSK 3 9 丶
识
shí
knowledge; to understand, to recognize, to know
HSK 1 7 丶

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