旗開得勝 qí kāi dé shèng

win from the start; get instant success

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success
  2. 2. success in a single move

Characters

Character Meaning
旗 qí HSK 6
flag; banner
開 kāi
to open; to turn on; to start
得 dé HSK 2
link verb to result or degree; to get; must
勝 shèng
victory; victorious; to defeat