首映
shǒu yìng
Pinyin

Definition

首映
 - 
shǒu yìng
  1. to premiere (a movie or TV show)
  2. premiere (of a movie)
  3. first-run (movie)
  4. to greet (the eye) before anything else (e.g. when entering a room)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

首
shǒu
  1. 1 head
  2. 2 chief
  3. 3 first (occasion, thing etc)
  4. 4 classifier for poems, songs etc
首页
shǒu yè
  1. 1 home page (of a website)
  2. 2 title page
  3. 3 front page
  4. 4 first page
  5. 5 fig. beginning
  6. 6 cover letter
上映
shàng yìng
  1. 1 to show (a movie)
  2. 2 to screen
反映
fǎn yìng
  1. 1 to mirror
  2. 2 to reflect
  3. 3 mirror image
  4. 4 reflection
  5. 5 (fig.) to report
  6. 6 to make known
  7. 7 to render
回首
huí shǒu
  1. 1 to turn around
  2. 2 to look back
  3. 3 to recollect
放映
fàng yìng
  1. 1 to show (a movie)
  2. 2 to screen
映
yìng
  1. 1 to reflect (light)
  2. 2 to shine
  3. 3 to project (an image onto a screen etc)
榜首
bǎng shǒu
  1. 1 top of the list
聚首
jù shǒu
  1. 1 to gather
  2. 2 to meet
首先
shǒu xiān
  1. 1 first (of all)
  2. 2 in the first place
首席
shǒu xí
  1. 1 chief (representative, correspondent etc)
首映
shǒu yìng
  1. 1 to premiere (a movie or TV show)
  2. 2 premiere (of a movie)
  3. 3 first-run (movie)
  4. 4 to greet (the eye) before anything else (e.g. when entering a room)
首次
shǒu cì
  1. 1 first
  2. 2 first time
  3. 3 for the first time
首尔
Shǒu ěr
  1. 1 Seoul, capital of South Korea (Chinese name adopted in 2005 to replace 漢城|汉城[Hàn chéng])
首发
shǒu fā
  1. 1 first issue
  2. 2 first public showing
首相
shǒu xiàng
  1. 1 prime minister (of Japan or UK etc)
首要
shǒu yào
  1. 1 the most important
  2. 2 of chief importance
首选
shǒu xuǎn
  1. 1 first choice
  2. 2 premium
  3. 3 to come first in the imperial examinations
首都
shǒu dū
  1. 1 capital (city)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
首领
shǒu lǐng
  1. 1 head
  2. 2 boss
  3. 3 chief

Idioms (20)

低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
  1. 1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
俯首帖耳
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
  1. 1 bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
  2. 2 at sb's beck and call
俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
  1. 1 to bow before (idiom)
  2. 2 to capitulate
搔首弄姿
sāo shǒu nòng zī
  1. 1 to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)
昂首挺胸
áng shǒu tǐng xiōng
  1. 1 head high, chest out (idiom); to keep up one's spirits
  2. 2 in fine mettle (of animal)
昂首阔步
áng shǒu kuò bù
  1. 1 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
  2. 2 to strut
映入眼帘
yìng rù yǎn lián
  1. 1 (idiom) to greet the eye
  2. 2 to come into view
畏首畏尾
wèi shǒu wèi wěi
  1. 1 afraid of the head, terrified of the tail (idiom); ever fearful and nervous
  2. 2 afraid of the slightest thing
痛心疾首
tòng xīn jí shǒu
  1. 1 bitter and hateful (idiom)
  2. 2 to grieve and lament (over sth)
白首齐眉
bái shǒu qí méi
  1. 1 (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
皓首苍颜
hào shǒu cāng yán
  1. 1 white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age
祸首罪魁
huò shǒu zuì kuí
  1. 1 main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit
  2. 2 fig. main cause of a disaster
罪魁祸首
zuì kuí huò shǒu
  1. 1 criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit
  2. 2 fig. main cause of a disaster
翘居群首
qiáo jū qún shǒu
  1. 1 head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent
  2. 2 outstanding
翘首以待
qiáo shǒu yǐ dài
  1. 1 to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
  2. 2 to anxiously await
聚萤映雪
jù yíng yìng xuě
  1. 1 lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom); fig. ambitious student from impoverished background
  2. 2 burning the midnight oil
蓬首垢面
péng shǒu gòu miàn
  1. 1 lit. with disheveled hair and a dirty face
  2. 2 of unkempt appearance (idiom)
身首异处
shēn shǒu yì chù
  1. 1 to be decapitated (idiom)
首屈一指
shǒu qū yī zhǐ
  1. 1 to count as number one (idiom); second to none
  2. 2 outstanding
马首是瞻
mǎ shǒu shì zhān
  1. 1 to follow blindly (idiom)
  2. 2 to take as one's only guide

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