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百发百中

bǎi fā bǎi zhòng

to hit the target every time

Character by character

百bǎi
hundred
发fā
shoot
百bǎi
hundred
中zhòng
hit

Example

他投三分球几乎百发百中。
He almost never misses a three-pointer.

Tone: positive (praise).

Usage and origin

From 《战国策》: the archer Yang Youji could hit a willow leaf from a hundred paces every time; 中 is zhòng (hit).

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