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马到成功

mǎ dào chéng gōng · literally “success the moment the horse arrives”

Meaning

Immediate success; wishing someone victory as soon as they begin.

In a sentence

Good luck with the launch — 马到成功!

Usage note

Common as a congratulatory phrase before an exam, trip or project.

Where you see it in Brain Challenge

This idiom appears in the picture-idiom levels as a picture or number clue. When the clue shows numbers, the digits usually become the first characters of each half of the idiom — that is why so many chengyu start with 一, 三, 五, 七, 九 or 十.

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