(chuàng) - to create & to establish

Tone 4

chuàng | 6 strokes | radical: 刂

· chuàng

to create;

to establish;

to initiate;

to start;

wound;

injury

to createto establishto initiate

Usage highlights

to createto innovateto initiateto start a businesscreative workto set a record

Synonyms

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He founded a new company (创办公司).
  • This is an innovative design (创新设计).
  • They achieved outstanding results (创出佳绩).
  • The writer's new work (创作新作品).

Collocations

  • to create(创造)
  • to innovate(创新)
  • to initiate(创立)
  • to start a business(创业)
  • creative work(创作)
  • to set a record(创纪录)

Idioms

  • Pioneering work(开创性工作)
  • Creative thinking(创造性思维)
  • Traumatic experience(创伤经历)
  • Record-breaking achievement(创纪录的成就)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Associated with innovation and entrepreneurship in modern Chinese context.
  • Reflects the spirit of reform and opening-up era in China.
  • Often used in business and technology contexts to denote creation and innovation.

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