Unexpected winner in Chinese
unexpected winner · HSK 7–9
黑马
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- 黑 black
- 马 horse
这支新队成了比赛中的黑马。 This new team became the dark horse of the competition.
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How do you say unexpected winner in Chinese?
Unexpected winner in Chinese is 黑马 (hēi mǎ).
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