知彼知己，百战不殆

Traditional: 知彼知己，百戰不殆

zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài

Dictionary entry

knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

What does 知彼知己，百战不殆 mean?

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

1knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

Character breakdown

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知zhīto know · to be aware 彼bǐthat · those 己jǐself · oneself 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 知彼知己，百战不殆

知彼知己，百战不殆

zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài

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