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歪打正着 — “Accidentally achieve a correct or desired result”

歪打正着 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Accidentally achieve a correct or desired result”. A lucky hit; stumble into success by chance. Literally, “Crooked strike, direct hit”.

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歪打正着 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 歪wāi
  • 打dǎ
  • 正zhèng
  • 着zháo

歪打正着 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
歪
wāi9askew, crooked, improper
打
dǎ5to hit, strike, or play
正
zhèng5correct, straight, positive
着
zháo12to wear, touch, apply, or continue

Example Sentence with 歪打正着

他本来只是随便尝试一下,没想到歪打正着,居然解决了困扰大家许久的难题。
He was just trying it casually, but unexpectedly, he accidentally hit the mark and solved the difficult problem that had bothered everyone for a long time.

Idioms Related to 歪打正着

Antonyms of 歪打正着

  • nòng弄qiǎo巧chéng成zhuō拙to try to be clever, but make things worse
  • huà画shé蛇tiān添zú足ruin by adding something superfluous

More idioms starting with 歪

  • wāi歪qī七niǔ扭bā八crooked, twisted, or out of alignment
  • wāi歪qī七shù竖bā八crooked, askew, and disorderly
  • wāi歪bù不héng横léng楞crooked, lopsided, and uneven
  • wāi歪bā八shù竖bā八disordered and messy
  • wāi歪zuǐ嘴hé和shàng尚hypocrite twisting rules for selfish gain
  • wāi歪zuǐ嘴hé和shàng尚xiā瞎niàn念jīng经misinterpret rules for selfish motives
  • wāi歪zuǐ嘴niàn念xié邪jīng经deliberately distort for selfish benefit
  • wāi歪xīn心xié邪yì意to harbor malicious intentions
  • wāi歪wāi歪dǎo倒dǎo倒unsteady and wobbly
  • wāi歪wāi歪niǔ扭niǔ扭crooked, wobbly, or distorted
  • wāi歪wāi歪xié斜xié斜crooked, slanting, or askew
  • wāi歪tán谈luàn乱dào道to talk confusedly and without insight

Questions about 歪打正着

What does 歪打正着 mean?
歪打正着 (wāi dǎ zhèng zháo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Accidentally achieve a correct or desired result”.
How do you pronounce 歪打正着?
歪打正着 is pronounced wāi dǎ zhèng zháo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 歪打正着 literally mean?
Literally, 歪打正着 means “Crooked strike, direct hit”. It is used to mean “Accidentally achieve a correct or desired result”.
What is the Chinese definition of 歪打正着?
比喻方法本来不恰当,却侥幸得到满意的结果。也比喻原意本不在此,却凑巧和别人的想法符合。
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