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知彼知己

zhībǐzhījǐ

to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

Character Breakdown

知
zhī
to know, to perceive, to comprehend
HSK 2
彼
bǐ
that, those, the other
HSK 5
知
zhī
to know, to perceive, to comprehend
HSK 2
己
jǐ
self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
HSK 3

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