- know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])
Generated definitions (experimental)
- know yourself, know your enemy
This idiom emphasizes the importance of understanding both your strengths and weaknesses as well as those of your opponent in order to achieve success in conflict or competition.
Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy leads to victory in every battle.
In a competition, knowing yourself and knowing your enemy is the key to victory.
Generated collocations (experimental)
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ知己知彼to know yourself and know your enemyzhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài知己知彼,百战不殆Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy, you will never be defeated in a hundred battleszhī jǐ zhī bǐ知己知彼,fāng néng方能zhì shèng制胜Only by knowing yourself and knowing your enemy can you achieve victoryzhī jǐ zhī bǐ知己知彼,cái néng才能yìng duì应对tiǎo zhàn挑战To know yourself and know your enemy is key to addressing challengeszhàn shèng战胜duì shǒu对手,zhī jǐ zhī bǐ知己知彼Defeating opponents requires knowing yourself and your enemyChéng gōng成功de的guān jiàn关键,zhī jǐ zhī bǐ知己知彼The key to success is knowing yourself and your enemyzhī jǐ zhī bǐ知己知彼de的zhòng yào xìng重要性The importance of knowing oneself and the enemyzài在shāng zhàn商战Zhōng中,zhī jǐ zhī bǐ知己知彼In business warfare, knowing oneself and the enemyzhàn lüè战略jì huà计划Zhōng中,zhī jǐ zhī bǐ知己知彼In strategic planning, know yourself and your enemyzhī jǐ zhī bǐ知己知彼de的zhì huì智慧The wisdom of knowing oneself and the enemy