知彼知己

zhī bǐ zhī jǐ

Dictionary entry

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

What does 知彼知己 mean?

知彼知己 (zhī bǐ zhī jǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

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知zhīto know · to be aware 彼bǐthat · those 己jǐself · oneself

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知彼知己

zhī bǐ zhī jǐ

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