创意

創意

chuàngyì

noun/adjective HSK 6 #3,555

Meanings

1 creative idea; creativity
2 creative; original; innovative

Characters

to create; to initiate

idea; meaning; intention

Examples

这个广告很有创意。

Zhège guǎnggào hěn yǒu chuàngyì.

This advertisement is very creative.

我们需要一些新的创意。

Wǒmen xūyào yīxiē xīn de chuàngyì.

We need some fresh creative ideas.

他在创意产业工作。

Tā zài chuàngyì chǎnyè gōngzuò.

He works in the creative industry.

这道菜的摆盘很有创意。

Zhè dào cài de bǎipán hěn yǒu chuàngyì.

The plating of this dish is very creative.

Tips

usage

有创意 (yǒu chuàngyì) is the most natural way to say 'creative' in colloquial Chinese. 创意 can also be used as a modifier: 创意设计 (creative design), 创意产业 (creative industry).

usage

创意总监 (chuàngyì zǒngjiān) = creative director; 创意市集 (chuàngyì shìjí) = creative market/fair.

Stroke Order

创 chuàng

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