Chinese word

创作

Pronunciation

Pinyinchuàng zuò

Meaning

  • verbcreate

Example

他喜欢创作故事。tā xǐ huān chuàng zuò gù shì

He likes creating stories.

Illustration for 创作 (create)

More examples

他在业余时间创作小说并投稿给杂志。tā zài yè yú shí jiān chuàng zuò xiǎo shuō bìng tóu gǎo gěi zá zhì

He writes novels in his spare time and submits them to magazines.

Core concept

Turning imagination, emotion, or an idea into a work that others can read, hear, or see.

Common phrases

  • 创作小说chuàng zuò xiǎo shuō

    write novels

  • 创作故事chuàng zuò gù shì

    create stories

  • 创作歌曲chuàng zuò gē qǔ

    compose songs

Similar words

写作xiě zuò: To organize ideas or information and put them into written words.
创造chuàng zào: To think of something new and make it exist.

Definition in Chinese

把思想、感情或想法用文字、旋律、画面等形式表达并形成作品的动作或过程。bǎ sī xiǎng gǎn qíng huò xiáng fǎ yòng wén zì xuán lǜ huà miàn děng xíng shì biǎo dá bìng xíng chéng zuò pǐn de dòng zuò huò guò chéng

Word origin

创 (chuàng, "to create") + 作 (zuò, "to make") combines the birth of something new with the act of producing it.

Usage tips

  • The word can describe an ongoing artistic project as well as its completed result, so it commonly appears when discussing writing, music, or visual art.

Other meanings

  • creationnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 创作者chuàng zuò zhěcreatornoun
  • 创作力chuàng zuò lìcreative abilitynoun

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