hēi

HSK 7-9
idiom
common
noun

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
wǎng
qiú
gōng
kāi
sài
shā
chū
le
hēi
 
wèi
pái
míng
hěn
de
xuǎn
shǒu
zuì
zhōng
duó
guàn
 

A dark horse emerged in this tennis open tournament; a low-ranked player ultimately won the championship.

Zài
zǒng
tǒng
chū
xuǎn
zhōng
 
yuán
běn
zhī
chí
hěn
 
què
chéng
wéi
zuì
de
hēi
 

In the presidential primary, he had very low poll numbers initially but became the biggest dark horse.

Zhè
jiā
chū
chuàng
gōng
shì
jīn
nián
háng
de
hēi
 
huò
le
é
tóu
 

This startup is the dark horse of the tech industry this year, securing huge investments.

jiā
dōu
kàn
hǎo
zhī
lǎo
pái
qiáng
duì
 
méi
xiǎng
dào
hēi
le
 

Everyone favored that veteran strong team, but unexpectedly, the dark horse made a comeback victory.

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