旗開得勝 qí kāi dé shèng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

旗 qí
HSK 6
banner, flag, streamer
開 kāi open; initiate, begin, start
得 dé
HSK 2
obtain, get, gain, acquire
勝 shèng victory; excel, be better than