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首演

Word · Verb

premiere; first performance; debut

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to premiere; to perform for the first time; first performance

Used for theatrical productions, operas, concerts, and other stage performances. Often appears with time and location complements.

Zhè这
bù部
huà话
jù剧
zuó昨
rì日
zài在
jīng京
shǒu首
yǎn演
 。

This play premiered in Beijing yesterday.

Zhè这
bù部
gē歌
jù剧
yú于
yī一
bā八
jiǔ九
sān三
nián年
zài在
mǐ米
lán兰
shǒu首
yǎn演
 。

This opera premiered in Milan in 1893.

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Tā他
men们
shǒu首
yǎn演
de的
xīn新
zuò作
pǐn品
huò获
dé得
le了
guān观
zhòng众
de的
rè热
liè烈
zhǎng掌
shēng声
 。

Their newly premiered work received enthusiastic applause from the audience.