黑马 (hēi mǎ) — dark horse; unexpected winner
Definition
A metaphor for an unexpected winner — a competitor nobody predicted would succeed. Often used in sports, business, and elections to describe a surprise contender.
noun
dark horseunexpected winner
Measure word · 匹
Examples
- 黑马。Shuí yě méi xiǎng dào zhè pǐ hēi mǎ huì duó guàn.No one expected this dark horse to win the championship.
- 黑马。Nà jiā chū chuàng qǐ yè chéng le kē jì jiè de hēi mǎ.That startup became a dark horse in the tech world.
- ，黑马。Tā xùn liàn le sān nián, zuì zhōng chéng wéi yì pǐ hēi mǎ.He trained for three years and eventually became a dark horse.
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