黑马 meaning in English

hēimǎ

dark horse; fig. unexpected winner

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 黑馬15 strokes

Meaning of 黑马

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

hēimǎ
  1. dark horse
  2. fig. unexpected winner

Stroke order for each character

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黑 hēi · black · 12 strokes

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马 mǎ · horse · 3 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 黑马.

马上mǎshàngat once; right away
马路mǎlùstreet; road
黑色hēisèblack
黑板hēibǎnblackboard
黑暗hēi'àndark; darkly
马车mǎchēcart; chariot
黑夜hēiyènight
黑客hēikè(computing) (loanword) hacker
马桶mǎtǒngchamber pot; wooden pan used as toilet
马力mǎlìhorsepower
黑手hēishǒu(fig.) malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes; hidden hand
黑白hēibáiblack and white; right and wrong

Questions about 黑马

What does 黑马 mean?

黑马 (hēimǎ) means "dark horse; fig. unexpected winner" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 黑马?

黑马 is made of 2 characters: 黑 (12 strokes), 马 (3 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 黑马 an HSK word?

Yes. 黑马 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 黑马 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 黑马 is written 黑馬.