处子秀

處子秀
chǔzǐxiù
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 debut performance (typically of a male performer or athlete)
  2. 2 first public appearance

Examples

Zhè wèi xīn qiúyuán shàngyǎn le jīngcǎi de chǔzǐxiù.
This new player put on an impressive debut.
Tā de chǔzǐxiù jiù gōngrù le yī qiú.
He scored a goal in his very first match.

Tips

register
Sports-media coinage. literally 'virgin / unmarried young person' + (loanword from English 'show'). Very common in football and basketball reporting; rarely heard in formal writing or everyday speech.
memory
Think 'virgin show' — the first time stepping onto the stage. The here is a phonetic borrowing from English 'show', not the older meaning 'elegant.'

Stroke Order

chù
xiù