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创办 (chuàng bàn) — to establish, to found, to launch

Definition

创办 is specifically for founding and running an organization, institution, or company — more concrete than the abstract 建立. Among 创办/创建/创立/开创, it focuses on getting the entity up and operating.

verb
to establishto foundto launch

Examples

  • 创办。
    Tā men qù nián chuàng bàn le yì suǒ guó jì xué xiào.
    They founded an international school last year.
  • 1910创办。
    Zhè jiā bào zhǐ shì 1910 nián chuàng bàn de.
    This newspaper was established in 1910.
  • 创办。
    Tā dǎ suàn chuàng bàn yí gè gōng yì zǔ zhī bāng zhù qióng rén.
    He plans to found a public welfare organization to help the poor.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

创chuàngcreate
办bànestablish

Both 创 and 办 carry the idea of making and running something, so together they mean to found or establish.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 創; 创 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
刀刀dāoknife
Sound part声符shēngfú
倉
倉cāng創chuàng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 創 pairs 倉 with 刀 (knife) to write 'wound', and 倉 gives the pronunciation. The simplified 创 is a later shorthand.

Open 创 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 辦; 办 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
辡
辡biàn辦bàn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 辦 combines 力 (strength) with 辡, which gives the sound; the simplified 办 is a later shorthand.

Open 办 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 6Business & Commerce

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