知彼知己 zhī bǐ zhī jǐ

know the enemy and know yourself

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

Characters

Character Meaning
知 zhī HSK 2
to know; to be aware
彼 bǐ HSK 5
that; those; (one) another
知 zhī HSK 2
to know; to be aware
己 jǐ HSK 3
self; oneself