知己知彼，百战不殆

Traditional: 知己知彼，百戰不殆

zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài

Dictionary entry

know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])

What does 知己知彼，百战不殆 mean?

知己知彼，百战不殆 (zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài) has the following dictionary meaning.

1know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])

Character breakdown

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知zhīto know · to be aware 己jǐself · oneself 彼bǐthat · those 百Bǎisurname Bai 战zhànto fight · fight 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-殆dài(literary) dangerous; perilous · (literary) almost; well-nigh

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How to pronounce 知己知彼，百战不殆

知己知彼，百战不殆

zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài

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