开
创

To initiate in Chinese: 开创 (kāi chuàng)

kāi chuàng

to initiate

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 開創1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to initiate
  2. 2to start
  3. 3to found

Stroke order

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开
创

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ㄎㄞ

kāi

ㄎ/ kㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

ㄔㄨㄤˋ

chuàng

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uㄤ/ angˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

开创

Simplified

開創

Traditional

Example sentences

See 开创 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他们开创了一个新的时代。

    tā men kāi chuàng le yí gè xīn de shí dài。

    They ushered in a new era.

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Related words

开

kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive)

创

chuàng

to begin

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

离开

lí kāi

to depart

创造

chuàng zào

to create

公开

gōng kāi

open

开发

kāi fā

to exploit (a resource)

开放

kāi fàng

to bloom

开心

kāi xīn

to feel happy

展开

zhǎn kāi

to unfold

召开

zhào kāi

to convene (a conference or meeting)

打开

dǎ kāi

to open

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