不破不立 bù pò bù lì

DEFINITIONS

  1. without destruction there can be no construction

CHARACTERS

不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
破 pò
HSK 4
break, ruin, destroy; rout
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
立 lì
HSK 5
stand; let stand; establish, set