不打不相识 bù dǎ bù xiāng shí

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

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