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知彼知己，百战不殆
知彼知己，百戰不殆
zhībǐzhījǐ,bǎizhànbùdài
1.
knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")
Character Breakdown
知
zhī
to know, to perceive, to comprehend
HSK 2
8 丶
彼
bǐ
that, those, the other
HSK 5
8 丶
知
zhī
to know, to perceive, to comprehend
HSK 2
8 丶
己
jǐ
self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
HSK 3
3 丶
百
bǎi
one hundred; numerous, many
HSK 2
6 丶
战
zhàn
war, fighting, battle
HSK 5
9 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
4 丶
殆
dài
almost, probably; danger, peril; to endanger
9 丶
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