创造

創造

chuàngzào

verb HSK 3 #1,814

Meanings

1 to create
2 to produce
3 to bring about

Characters

to create; to initiate

to make; to build

Examples

人类创造了辉煌的文明。

Rénlèi chuàngzào le huīhuáng de wénmíng.

Humanity created a brilliant civilization.

我们要创造更好的未来。

Wǒmen yào chuàngzào gèng hǎo de wèilái.

We should create a better future.

她创造了新的世界纪录。

Tā chuàngzào le xīn de shìjiè jìlù.

She set a new world record.

Tips

usage

创造 means to create something new that didn't exist before. It's broader than 创作 (artistic creation). Common collocations: 创造条件 (create conditions), 创造机会 (create opportunities), 创造力 (creativity).

Stroke Order

创 chuàng

造 zào