知己知彼
“It's better to know both sides.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Why do you want to know so much about me?”
知己知彼
“It's better to know both sides.”
为了以后在工作上呢
“To cooperate better at work in the future,”
“I need to size you up so I can handle you effectively at work.”
Chinese speakers often quote ancient proverbs from Sun Tzu's Art of War to humorously or smartly justify interpersonal tactics in professional environments.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
know oneself and know the enemy (Sun Tzu's Art of War)
A classic four-character idiom frequently used in modern speech to emphasize the value of doing your homework on others.