Chinese word

创建

Pronunciation

Pinyinchuàng jiàn

Meaning

  • verbcreate

Example

我们要创建一个新项目。wǒ men yào chuàng jiàn yí gè xīn xiàng mù

We need to create a new project.

Illustration for 创建 (create)

More examples

公司准备创建一个跨部门的团队。gōng sī zhǔn bèi chuàng jiàn yí gè kuà bù mén de tuán duì

The company is preparing to create a cross-departmental team.

Core concept

A deliberate act that brings a new thing, organization, or system into existence and gives it a working structure.

Common phrases

  • 创建团队chuàng jiàn tuán duì

    create a team

  • 创建数据库chuàng jiàn shù jù kù

    create a database

  • 创建品牌chuàng jiàn pǐn pái

    create a brand

Similar words

建立jiàn lì: Build the foundation of an organization, system, or relationship so it can continue to operate.
成立chéng lì: Formally come into existence as an organization, group, or agreement and gain official effect.
设立shè lì: Officially set up a company, institution, or fund.
创办chuàng bàn: Start a new school or business and begin running it.

Definition in Chinese

建立新的事物、组织或系统，使其正式存在并开始运作。jiàn lì xīn de shì wù zǔ zhī huò xì tǒng shǐ qí zhèng shì cún zài bìng kāi shǐ yùn zuò

Word origin

创建 (chuàngjiàn, "create") combines 创 (chuàng, "start or originate") and 建 (jiàn, "build or establish"), presenting creation as both bringing something new into being and setting it up.

Usage tips

  • On Chinese app and website interfaces, 创建 (chuàngjiàn, "set up") commonly labels the action for starting a new account, folder, group, or project, making it a useful interface word to recognize.

Other meanings

  • establishverb
  • foundverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 创建者chuàng jiàn zhěfoundernoun

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