Read Edit View history Discussion 先手 xiānshǒu initiative Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 先手 xiānshǒu initiative The upper hand or proactive position gained by acting before others in a conflict or competition first player The person who makes the first move in a game of chess or other competitive strategy games; the offensive player. sente In board games like chess or Go, a move that requires a response from the opponent, allowing the player to maintain the lead to make the first move To act or play first in a game or struggle in order to gain an advantage Frequency Movie subtitles 0.030 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.579 per million Cross-References Antonym 后手 hòushǒu Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
先手 xiānshǒu initiative The upper hand or proactive position gained by acting before others in a conflict or competition first player The person who makes the first move in a game of chess or other competitive strategy games; the offensive player. sente In board games like chess or Go, a move that requires a response from the opponent, allowing the player to maintain the lead to make the first move To act or play first in a game or struggle in order to gain an advantage Frequency Movie subtitles 0.030 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.579 per million Cross-References Antonym 后手 hòushǒu Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)