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旗开得胜

qí kāi dé shèng

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success
  2. 2. success in a single move

Child Words of 旗开得胜

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

胜
shèng

victory

旗
qí

banner

开
kāi

to open

得
děi

to have to

得
dé

to obtain

得胜
dé shèng

to triumph over an opponent