不打不成相識 bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí

fight first, then become friends

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom); an exchange of blows may lead to friendship

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
打 dǎ HSK 1
to hit; to strike; to beat
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete
相 xiāng HSK 3
each other; one another; mutually
識 shí
to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. shì