创新
Traditional: 創新
chuàng xīn HSK 6

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📚 Example Sentences

创新是发展的动力。
Chuàngxīn shì fāzhǎn de dònglì.
Innovation is the driving force of development.
我们需要技术创新。
Wǒmen xūyào jìshù chuàngxīn.
We need technological innovation.
他的想法很有创新。
Tā de xiǎngfǎ hěn yǒu chuàngxīn.
His ideas are very innovative.
创新很重要。
Chuàngxīn hěn zhòngyào.
Innovation is very important.
我们需要创新。
Wǒmen xūyào chuàngxīn.
We need innovation.

💡 Memory Tip

Break it down: 创 (chuàng) sounds like '创' in '创业' (start a business), and 新 (xīn) means 'new'. Think: 'Creating something new' = innovation. Associate it with tech companies that constantly innovate.

📝 Usage Notes

This word is used in both formal and informal contexts, common in written and spoken Chinese. It is frequently seen in business, technology, education, and policy discussions to emphasize progress and development.

📖 Grammar Points

As a noun, it can be used as a subject (e.g., 创新很重要), object (e.g., 我们需要创新), or modifier (e.g., 创新思维). It can also function as a verb in some contexts, meaning 'to innovate' (e.g., 不断创新发展).

🏯 Cultural Notes

In modern Chinese society, 创新 is highly valued and promoted as a key driver for national and economic development, often highlighted in government policies and corporate strategies to encourage competitiveness and progress.

🔄 Similar Words

创造 (chuàngzào) means 'to create' or 'creation', often referring to producing something tangible or abstract from scratch. 创新 specifically focuses on creating something new that improves or changes existing things, with a stronger emphasis on novelty and advancement.

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