彎道超車 wān dào chāo chē

to quickly overtake a rival; pass on a bend

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (fig.) taking opportunity of tight corners to make swift progress (economy etc)
  2. 2. to overtake on a bend (driving)

Characters

Character Meaning
彎 wān
to bend; bent; a bend
道 dào HSK 2
to say; to speak; to talk
超 chāo HSK 3
to exceed; to surpass; to overtake
車 chē
vehicle; car; machine