创始

創始

chuàngshǐ

verb #28,724

Meanings

1 to initiate
2 to found
3 to establish (an organization or tradition)

Characters

to create; to initiate

to begin; start

Examples

他创始了这家公司，并将其发展成行业领导者。

Tā chuàngshǐ le zhè jiā gōngsī, bìng jiāng qí fāzhǎn chéng hángyè lǐngdǎo zhě.

He founded this company and grew it into an industry leader.

这所学校创始于1902年。

Zhè suǒ xuéxiào chuàngshǐ yú yī jiǔ líng èr nián.

This school was founded in 1902.

Tips

grammar

创始 is often used as an attributive modifier in compounds: 创始人 (founder), 创始者 (initiator), 创始成员 (founding member).

Stroke Order

创 chuàng

始 shǐ