Meaning of 黑马
黑马 means dark horse; a competitor who achieves unexpected success. Pronounced hēi mǎ. HSK 7-9.
- dark horse; a competitor who achieves unexpected success
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
cì次
wǎng网
qiú球
gōng公
kāi开
sài赛
shā杀
chū出
le了
yī一
pǐ匹
hēi黑
mǎ马
,
yī一
wèi位
pái排
míng名
hěn很
dī低
de的
xuǎn选
shǒu手
zuì最
zhōng终
duó夺
guàn冠
。
A dark horse emerged in this tennis open tournament; a low-ranked player ultimately won the championship.
Zài在
zǒng总
tǒng统
chū初
xuǎn选
zhōng中
,
tā他
yuán原
běn本
zhī支
chí持
lǜ率
hěn很
dī低
,
què却
chéng成
wéi为
zuì最
dà大
de的
yī一
pǐ匹
hēi黑
mǎ马
。
In the presidential primary, he had very low poll numbers initially but became the biggest dark horse.
Zhè这
jiā家
chū初
chuàng创
gōng公
sī司
shì是
jīn今
nián年
kē科
jì技
háng行
yè业
de的
hēi黑
mǎ马
,
huò获
dé得
le了
jù巨
é额
tóu投
zī资
。
This startup is the dark horse of the tech industry this year, securing huge investments.
Dà大
jiā家
dōu都
kàn看
hǎo好
nà那
zhī支
lǎo老
pái牌
qiáng强
duì队
,
méi没
xiǎng想
dào到
hēi黑
mǎ马
nì逆
xí袭
le了
。
Everyone favored that veteran strong team, but unexpectedly, the dark horse made a comeback victory.