to take preemptive action; (sports) to be in the starting lineup; (of a baseball pitcher) to be the starting pitcher
trad. 先發
Also written 先發【xiān fā】
Characters in this word
2先
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
beforehand; first; earlier, at first; originally, for the time being; for now, (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
- Pinyin
- xiān
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 295 of 2500
发
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
to send out, to show (one's feeling), to issue, to develop, to make a bundle of money, classifier for gunshots (rounds)
- Pinyin
- fā
- Traditional
- 發
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 2017 of 2500