先發

先发
xiānfā
  1. to take preemptive action
  2. (sports) to be in the starting lineup
  3. (of a baseball pitcher) to be the starting pitcher

CEDICT

sports

Entry Composition

1 先 xiān
  1. beforehand; first; earlier
  2. at first; originally
  3. for the time being; for now
  4. (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
2 發 fā
  1. to send out
  2. to show (one's feeling)
  3. to issue
  4. to develop
  5. to make a bundle of money
  6. classifier for gunshots (rounds)