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歪打正着
wāi​dǎ​zhèng​zháo

to score a lucky hit

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 歪 wāi adjective
    crooked
    askew; tilted; not straight; at an angle
  2. 打 dǎ verb
    to hit
    to strike; to knock; to beat; to break
  3. 正 zhèng adverb
    precisely
    precisely; exactly; just; punctually
  4. 着 著 zháo particle
    [result]
    Used after a verb to show that an action was successful or reached its goal; meaning "hitting the mark".
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