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先发
先發
xiānfā
1. initial
2. arising first
3. same as [[首先發起|首先发起]]

Character Breakdown

先
xiān
first, former, previous
HSK 1 6 丶
发
fā
to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (1)

先发制人
xiānfāzhìrén
to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to pre-empt

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