正著

正着
zhèngzháo
  1. head-on
  2. red-handed

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 正 zhèng
  1. straight
  2. upright
  3. proper
  4. main
  5. principal
  6. to correct
  7. to rectify
  8. exactly
  9. just (at that time)
  10. right (in that place)
  11. (math.) positive
2 著 zháo
  1. to touch
  2. to come in contact with
  3. to feel
  4. to be affected by
  5. to catch fire
  6. to burn
  7. (coll.) to fall asleep
  8. (after a verb) hitting the mark
  9. succeeding in

Containing this entry

歪打正著 wāidǎzhèngzháo to succeed by a lucky stroke

Related entries

迎面而來 yíngmiànérlái
  1. directly
  2. head-on (collision)
  3. in one's face (of wind)
他沒有看見十字路口的停止標誌，和一輛迎面而來的汽車撞個正著。

He failed to see the stop sign at the intersection and hit an oncoming car.

Source: Tatoeba