Chinese word

创立

Pronunciation

Pinyinchuàng lì

Meaning

  • verbfound

Example

那家公司是他父亲创立的。nà jiā gōng sī shì tā fù qīn chuàng lì de

That company was founded by his father.

Illustration for 创立 (found)

More examples

他们去年创立了一家小型科技公司。tā men qù nián chuàng lì le yì jiā xiǎo xíng kē jì gōng sī

They founded a small technology company last year.

Core concept

A founder turns a new idea into a functioning organization, group, or system.

Common phrases

  • 创立公司chuàng lì gōng sī

    found a company

  • 创立企业chuàng lì qǐ yè

    establish an enterprise

  • 创立基金chuàng lì jī jīn

    establish a fund

Similar words

创办chuàng bàn: To set up and run a new business, school, or organization.
成立chéng lì: To come into formal existence as an organization, group, or agreement.
开办kāi bàn: To start and operate a new business, course, or shop.
建立jiàn lì: To build a new organization, system, or relationship and lay its foundations.

Definition in Chinese

发起并建立新的机构、团体或制度，侧重于创始人或发起人的主导作用和开始运作的过程。fā qǐ bìng jiàn lì xīn de jī gòu tuán tǐ huò zhì dù cè zhòng yú chuàng shǐ rén huò fā qǐ rén de zhú dǎo zuò yòng hé kāi shǐ yùn zuò de guò chéng

Word origin

创立 (chuànglì, "to found") combines 创 (chuàng, "create") + 立 (lì, "stand"), picturing something newly created and made to stand as an organized institution.

Usage tips

  • For English-speaking learners, the English word found also means discover, but this Chinese verb refers only to bringing an organization, group, or system into existence.

Other meanings

  • establishverb
  • set upverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 创立者chuàng lì zhěfoundernoun

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