Chinese word

开创

Pronunciation

Pinyinkāi chuàng

Meaning

  • verbpioneer

Example

他们开创了新的合作模式。tā men kāi chuàng le xīn de hé zuò mó shì

They pioneered a new model of cooperation.

Illustration for 开创 (pioneer)

More examples

在学术界，他的工作开创了新的研究方向。zài xué shù jiè tā de gōng zuò kāi chuàng le xīn de yán jiū fāng xiàng

In academia, his work pioneered a new research direction.

Core concept

Creates the first workable path through an undeveloped area and gives later work a direction.

Common phrases

  • 开创先机kāi chuàng xiān jī

    gain the initiative

  • 开创研究方向kāi chuàng yán jiū fāng xiàng

    pioneer a research direction

Similar words

创造chuàng zào: Bring a new object, method, or value into existence through creative work.
建立jiàn lì: Set up a new system, institution, or organization and put it in place.
创立chuàng lì: Start and formally establish a new company, organization, or group.
开辟kāi pì: Develop a new route into an unknown field or area and make it accessible.

Definition in Chinese

开始建立以前不存在的制度、方法或事业，强调首创性和影响力。kāi shǐ jiàn lì yǐ qián bù cún zài de zhì dù fāng fǎ huò shì yè qiáng diào shǒu chuàng xìng hé yíng xiǎng lì

Word origin

开创 (kāichuàng, "to pioneer") combines 开 (kāi, "to open") with 创 (chuàng, "to create"), linking the image of opening a way with making something new.

Usage tips

  • This verb has a formal, achievement-focused tone, so it fits reports about a new business, method, or partnership better than casual accounts of a small beginning.

Other meanings

  • open upverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 开创性kāi chuàng xìngpioneering qualitynoun

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