不破不立 bù pò bù lì

without destruction there can be no construction

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. without destruction there can be no construction

Characters

Character Meaning
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
破 pò HSK 4
broken; to break, split or cleave; damaged
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
立 lì HSK 5
to stand; to establish; to set up