首战

首戰

shǒuzhàn

noun

Meanings

1 first battle
2 opening match

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

这是我们队今年的首战。

Zhè shì wǒmen duì jīnnián de shǒuzhàn.

This is our team's first match of the year.

HSK 7-9

主队首战失利，下一场必须拿下。

Zhǔduì shǒuzhàn shīlì, xià yì chǎng bìxū náxià.

The home team lost its opening match, so it has to win the next one.

Tips

usage

News and sports style. A winning start is 首战告捷; a losing one is 首战失利. 首 means 'first', as in 首次, the first time.

Stroke Order

首 shǒu

战 zhàn