创举

創舉

chuàngjǔ

noun #35,574

Measure Word

一项创举 xiàng

Meanings

1 pioneering work
2 groundbreaking achievement
3 unprecedented undertaking

Characters

to create, to initiate

act, undertaking

Examples

建造长城是古代世界的一大创举。

Jiànzào Chángchéng shì gǔdài shìjiè de yī dà chuàngjǔ.

Building the Great Wall was a great pioneering feat of the ancient world.

这次手术在医学上是个创举。

Zhè cì shǒushù zài yīxué shàng shì gè chuàngjǔ.

This surgery is a breakthrough in medicine.

Tips

usage

创举 highlights the 'first-ever' angle — a feat nobody has accomplished before. Stronger than 创新 (chuàngxīn, innovation, which can be incremental). Often paired with 史无前例 'unprecedented in history' or 开天辟地 'epoch-making'.

Stroke Order

创 chuàng

举 jǔ