知己知彼，百战不殆 zhī jǐ zhī bǐ ， bǎi zhàn bù dài

know self and enemy to win every battle

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法sūn zǐ bīng fǎ)

Characters

Character Meaning
知 zhī HSK 2
to know; to be aware
己 jǐ HSK 3
self; oneself
知 zhī HSK 2
to know; to be aware
彼 bǐ HSK 5
that; those; (one) another
百 bǎi HSK 2
hundred; numerous; all kinds of
战 zhàn HSK 5
to fight; fight; battle
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
殆 dài
dangerous; perilous; almost