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HSK
to begin an undertaking; to start an enterprise / entrepreneurship
HSK 3
to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails / innovation
HSK 3
to create; to produce; to write / a creative work; a creation
HSK 3
to create / to bring about / to produce / to set (a record)
HSK 3
to establish; to set up; to found
HSK 5
creative / creativity
HSK 6
to initiate; to start; to found
HSK 6
to found; to establish
HSK 6
to establish; to found
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *創* | 創* | *創
to initiate; to create; to achieve (sth for the first time)
HSK 7-9
to inflict heavy losses; to inflict serious damage
HSK 7-9
wound; injury; trauma
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *剙* | 剙* | *剙
variant of 創|创
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *剏* | 剏* | *剏
variant of 創|创
HSK 7-9
to create (sth original) / original / originality / original work
HSK 7-9
creator; founder; initiator
HSK 7-9
to originate; to pioneer; to invent
HSK 7-9
to establish; to set (a new record)
pain from a wound
(of a company) to establish a brand name
venture capital investment (abbr. for 創業投資|创业投资)
creativeness / creativity
founder (of an institution etc)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *創* | 創* | *創
(bound form) a wound; to wound
creationism
creative industries (design, music, publishing etc) (abbr. for 文化創意產業|文化创意产业)
wound; cut
to initiate; to found
Genesis (first book of the Bible) / the Creation, an epic poem of the Naxi 納西|纳西 ethnic group
creation myth
to start publishing; to found a journal
ingenuity / creativity
startup (company, phase etc); newly established
an original idea
to come up with (an innovation) / innovation
transcreation (adaptation of a creative work for an audience of a different culture)
to strive for excellence
creator
innovative; ingenious / originality; ingenuity
to generate revenue; to create extra income
to be in the early stages of establishing
pioneering work
first issue
to formulate; to institute; to create
startup company
to establish; to set up / to create (suitable conditions etc)
to earn foreign exchange
to make a profit
to invent and innovate / inventions and innovations
to set a record
to propose / proposal
to create; to come up with (an idea etc)
scar (physical or psychological)
(idiom) deeply distressed
(Tw) blending of cultural heritage elements with creative modern designs to produce innovative products and services (often used attributively, as in 文創商品|文创商品) (abbr. for 文化創意|文化创意)
entrepreneur
(Tw) post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
product that incorporates traditional culture or local elements with innovative design ideas
(of surgery, treatment etc) minimally invasive
founder; creator
venture capital investment
originality
creator; initiator
originality
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
Creator (Christianity)
Soka Gakkai International
band-aid; sticking plaster
founder
venture capital fund
founder; creator
Genesis (first book of the Bible)
band-aid
to play a major role in a creative endeavor (e.g. making a movie) / person who plays a key creative role (e.g. movie director)
to set a box office record
the creation of the world
creator; author
creativity
enterprising spirit; pioneering spirit
founder
to form and train (a military unit) / to create and practice (a martial art) / to train oneself (by real-life experience)
original (idea, discovery etc)
creationism (religion)
creativity
minimally invasive surgery
malign sore (TCM)
ingenious; creative
eye-catching décor for young children (in classrooms, libraries etc) (posters, mobiles, murals etc) (abbr. for 環境創設|环境创设)
design of a learning environment for young children, incorporating artwork designed to appeal to them (abbr. to 環創|环创)
user-generated content (of a website)
hackerspace; hacklab; makerspace
innovative
pioneer; trailblazer


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