Chinese word

首创

Pronunciation

Pinyinshǒu chuàng

Meaning

  • verbpioneer

Example

他们首创了社区志愿服务模式。tā men shǒu chuàng le shè qū zhì yuàn fú wù mó shì

They pioneered a community volunteer service model.

Illustration for 首创 (pioneer)

More examples

这家企业首创了无人机配送的服务模式。zhè jiā qǐ yè shǒu chuàng liǎo wú rén jī pèi sòng de fú wù mó shì

This company pioneered a drone delivery service model.

Core concept

A person or organization opens a path that did not exist before, allowing later work to follow it.

Common phrases

  • 首创模式shǒu chuàng mó shì

    pioneer a model

  • 首创制度shǒu chuàng zhì dù

    pioneer a system

  • 首创项目shǒu chuàng xiàng mù

    pioneer a project

Similar words

创建chuàng jiàn: Brings a new thing, arrangement, or system into existence.
发起fā qǐ: Calls for participation and starts an activity, campaign, or movement.
开创kāi chuàng: Breaks new ground by opening up an unfamiliar situation or field for future development.
创立chuàng lì: Sets up a new organization, institution, or system and starts its operation.

Definition in Chinese

第一个提出并实践新的做法、模式或体系，创造出以前没有的类型或先例，并由此起到示范或推动作用。dì yí gè tí chū bìng shí jiàn xīn de zuò fǎ mó shì huò tǐ xì chuàng zào chū yǐ qián méi yǒu de lèi xíng huò xiān lì bìng yóu cǐ qǐ dào shì fàn huò tuī dòng zuò yòng

Word origin

首 (shǒu, "first") + 创 (chuàng, "create") forms 首创 (shǒuchuàng, "pioneer"), so the word presents innovation as creation that leads the way.

Usage tips

  • The word suits a genuinely new method, service, or system rather than merely being the first person to perform a familiar task.

Other meanings

  • originateverb
  • take the leadverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 首创性shǒu chuàng xìngoriginalitynoun
  • 首创者shǒu chuàng zhěpioneernoun

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