旗开得胜 qí kāi dé shèng — to win victory from the start; to get off to a flying start

旗开得胜
qí kāi dé shèng

Characters: 旗 · 开 · 得 · 胜

Definitions

  1. to win victory from the start; to get off to a flying start

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

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

ExtDict

  1. 刚一打开旗帜进入战斗，就取得了胜利。比喻事情刚一开始，就取得好成绩。

Examples

  • 我方球队旗开得胜，首战告捷。

    Our team got off to a flying start, winning the first match.

  • 新项目旗开得胜，第一季度就超额完成。

    The new project got off to a great start, exceeding the first-quarter target.