Read Edit View history 先发 xiānfā starting Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 先发 (先發) xiānfā starting adverb to be in the starting lineup for a sports team or to be the starting pitcher in baseball 他今天在这场比赛中担任先发球员。 tā jīntiān zài zhè chǎng bǐsài zhōng dānrèn xiānfā qiúyuán. He is a starting player in today's game. preempt idiom to take preemptive action or strike first 面对竞争对手，这家公司决定先发制人。 miànduì jìngzhēng duìshǒu, zhè jiā gōngsī juédìng xiānfāzhìrén. Facing competitors, the company decided to strike first to gain the upper hand. Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Written text 3.03 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
先发 (先發) xiānfā starting adverb to be in the starting lineup for a sports team or to be the starting pitcher in baseball 他今天在这场比赛中担任先发球员。 tā jīntiān zài zhè chǎng bǐsài zhōng dānrèn xiānfā qiúyuán. He is a starting player in today's game. preempt idiom to take preemptive action or strike first 面对竞争对手，这家公司决定先发制人。 miànduì jìngzhēng duìshǒu, zhè jiā gōngsī juédìng xiānfāzhìrén. Facing competitors, the company decided to strike first to gain the upper hand. Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Written text 3.03 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)