歪打正着 wāi dǎ zhèng zháo

to succeed by a lucky stroke

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 43486th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to succeed by a lucky stroke

Characters

Character Meaning
歪 wāi HSK 5
askew; at a crooked angle; (coll.) to lie on one's side
打 dǎ HSK 1
to hit; to strike; to beat
正 zhèng HSK 2
exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place)
着 zháo HSK 2
aspect particle indicating action in progress