创纪录

創紀錄
chuàngjìlù
verb #35,405

Meanings

  1. 1 to set a record
  2. 2 to break a record
  3. 3 record-breaking

Examples

Tā zài bǐsài zhōng chuàng jìlù de pǎo chū le jiǔ miǎo wǔ.
He broke the record by running 9.5 seconds in the race.
Jīnnián de xiāoshòu'é chuàng jìlù.
This year's sales hit a record high.

Tips

usage
创纪录 literally 'create a record', and Chinese uses it for both setting a new record and merely hitting a new high — the contrast English makes between 'set' and 'break' a record is collapsed here. Often used adverbially: 创纪录 ('in a record-setting way') or attributively: 创纪录销量 (record-breaking sales).

Stroke Order

chuàng