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知己知彼

zhī jǐ zhī bǐ

4-character word

What 知己知彼 means

1. know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" {孙子兵法|Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ})

The characters in 知己知彼

• 知zhīto know; to be aware
• 己jǐself; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干
• 知zhīto know; to be aware
• 彼bǐthat; those; (one) another

Words starting with 知己知彼

• 知己知彼，百战不殆zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dàiknow yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated…