一个巴掌拍不响

yī ge bā zhǎng pāi bù xiǎng word C2

Traditional: 一個巴掌拍不響

lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb)
fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute
it takes two to tango
it's difficult to achieve anything without support

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Its characters

一 yī one 1 stroke
个 ge 3 strokes
巴 bā to long for 4 strokes
掌 zhǎng palm of the hand 12 strokes
拍 pāi to pat 8 strokes
不 bù no 4 strokes
响 xiǎng echo 9 strokes

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