出道 (chū dào) — (of an entertainer) to debut, to make one's first public appearance; to start a professional career in the entertainment industry
Definition
出道 (chūdào) is specifically an entertainer or idol's first public appearance in the industry — not a general career start. It is often used with 火 ('become popular') to mean 'become famous right after debuting'.
verb
(of an entertainer) to debutto make one's first public appearanceto start a professional career in the entertainment industry
Examples
- 出道。Tā qù nián chū dào le.She debuted last year.
- 。Tā chū le dào yǐ hòu jiù huǒ le.After he debuted, he became very popular.
- 出道。Wǒ men xī wàng tā néng zǎo rì chū dào.We hope she can debut as soon as possible.
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