黑马

黑馬
hēimǎ
noun HSK 7 #16,629

Meanings

  1. 1 dark horse
  2. 2 unexpected winner
  3. 3 surprise contender

Examples

Zhè zhī qiúduì shì běn jiè Shìjièbēi de zuìdà hēimǎ.
This team is the biggest dark horse of this World Cup.
Shéi yě méi xiǎngdào tā huì chéngwéi zǒngjuésài de hēimǎ.
Nobody expected him to be the dark horse of the finals.

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history
Borrowed from the English term 'dark horse,' which originated from horse racing. The concept was introduced to Chinese via translation and is now widely used in sports, politics, and business.

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