创造
Traditional: 創造
chuàng zào HSK 5

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📚 Example Sentences

他创造了一个新游戏。
Tā chuàngzào le yī gè xīn yóuxì.
He created a new game.
我们需要创造更多机会。
Wǒmen xūyào chuàngzào gèng duō jīhuì.
We need to create more opportunities.
这个发明创造了历史。
Zhè gè fāmíng chuàngzào le lìshǐ.
This invention made history.
他创造了新纪录。
Tā chuàngzào le xīn jìlù.
He created a new record.
她创造了一个故事。
Tā chuàngzào le yī gè gùshì.
She created a story.

💡 Memory Tip

Break it down: 创 (chuàng) often relates to 'start' or 'initiate' (as in 创业 - start a business), and 造 (zào) means 'to make' (as in 制造 - manufacture). Together, they mean 'to start making something new'—think of creating from scratch.

📝 Usage Notes

This word is neutral in formality and used in both spoken and written Chinese. It is common in formal contexts like policy, technology, art, and business (e.g., 创造价值 - create value). It can describe abstract creations (e.g., opportunities, records, history) or tangible ones (e.g., artworks, inventions).

📖 Grammar Points

Often used as a transitive verb followed by an object (e.g., 创造机会). Can be part of compound nouns like 创造力 (creativity) or 创造性 (creativeness). It can be modified by adverbs like 努力 (努力创造 - strive to create).

🏯 Cultural Notes

In modern Chinese culture, 创造 is highly valued in contexts like technological innovation (e.g., '中国创造' vs. '中国制造') and artistic expression, reflecting a shift toward original creation. It's a positive term associated with progress and ingenuity.

🔄 Similar Words

Compared to 制造 (zhìzào), which means 'to manufacture' (often physical items in bulk), 创造 focuses on originality and innovation. Compared to 做 (zuò, 'to do/make'), 创造 is more formal and implies a novel outcome.

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