开创

開創

kāichuàng

verb HSK 6 #12,274

Meanings

1 to initiate; to found; to pioneer
2 to create (a new era, field, etc.)

Characters

to open; to start

to create; to initiate

To open and create — to pioneer or found something new.

Examples

他开创了一个新的时代。

Tā kāi chuàng le yī gè xīn de shídài.

He initiated a new era.

这家公司开创了行业的新模式。

Zhè jiā gōngsī kāi chuàng le hángyè de xīn móshì.

This company pioneered a new model for the industry.

我们要开创更加美好的未来。

Wǒmen yào kāi chuàng gèngjiā měihǎo de wèilái.

We must create a better future.

Tips

usage

开创 implies being the first to start something significant. It's grander than 创建 (to establish). Common: 开创性的 (pioneering/groundbreaking), 开创先河 (to set a precedent).

Stroke Order

开 kāi

创 chuàng