shǒu fā

首 发

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n.the first shot (of bullets, shells, etc.)
- zhè shì shǒu fā zhèn róng de dì yī chǎng bǐ sài
  这是首发阵容的第一场比赛。
  This was the first match in the starting line-up.
2
v.distribute for the first time; issue for the first time; release
- shǒu fā shì
  首发式
  ceremony for the first issuing
- bǎi kē quán shū de shǒu fā yí shì
  百科全书的首发仪式
  the ceremony to release the Encyclopaedia
- shǒu fā yí shì zài běi jīng jǔ xíng
  首发仪式在北京举行。
  The ceremony was held in Beijing.
synonym
shǐ fā始发
3
v.(of a coach or manager) start a player in a ball game
- tā shì shǒu fā duì yuán
  他是首发队员。
  He's in the first fifteen.

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