blow the starting whistle; kick off
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Meanings
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to blow the starting whistle; (of a sports match) to begin
technicalSpecifically used in sports contexts to indicate the start of a match when the referee blows the whistle.
Zhǔ主
cái裁
pàn判
yī一
chuī吹
shào哨
，
bǐ比
sài赛
jiù就
zhèng正
shì式
kāi开
shào哨
le了
。
As soon as the head referee blew the whistle, the match officially began.
Zhè这
chǎng场
zú足
qiú球
sài赛
jiāng将
yú于
xià下
wǔ午
sān三
diǎn点
kāi开
shào哨
。
This football match will kick off at 3 PM.
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Lán篮
qiú球
bǐ比
sài赛
yǐ已
jīng经
kāi开
shào哨
，
shuāng双
fāng方
duì队
yuán员
zhèng正
zài在
jī激
liè烈
zhēng争
duó夺
。
The basketball game has already started, and players from both sides are fiercely competing.