Chinese word

创新

Pronunciation

Pinyinchuàng xīn

Meaning

  • verbinnovate

Example

公司需要创新产品来吸引顾客。gōng sī xū yào chuàng xīn chán pǐn lái xī yǐn gù kè

The company needs to innovate its products to attract customers.

Illustration for 创新 (innovate)

More examples

我们要不断创新，才能提高竞争力。wǒ men yào bú duàn chuàng xīn cái néng tí gāo jìng zhēng lì

We need to keep innovating to improve our competitiveness.

Core concept

Reworks an established thing through a new approach so that its form, function, or meaning changes in a significant way.

Common phrases

  • 创新产品chuàng xīn chán pǐn

    innovate products

  • 不断创新bú duàn chuàng xīn

    innovate continuously

  • 尝试创新cháng shì chuàng xīn

    attempt to innovate

Similar words

创造chuàng zào: To make something new, such as an object, idea, or way of doing things.
发明fā míng: To create a new tool or method through original thinking.

Definition in Chinese

通过产生或引入新的想法、方法或设计，使事物在形式、功能或观念上发生实质性改变。tōng guò chǎn shēng huò yǐn rù xīn de xiáng fǎ fāng fǎ huò shè jì shǐ shì wù zài xíng shì gōng néng huò guān niàn shàng fā shēng shí zhì xìng gǎi biàn

Word origin

创新 (chuàngxīn, "to innovate; innovation") joins 创 (chuàng, "to create") and 新 (xīn, "new"), so its form points to creating something new.

Usage tips

  • The word fits business and public discussions particularly well, while casual speech often names the specific new idea or method instead of using this broad, somewhat formal term.

Other meanings

  • innovationnoun
  • reinventverb

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