创纪录 (chuàng jì lù) — to set a record; to break a record

Definition

Verb phrase meaning to set or break a record. The verb 创 emphasizes the act of establishing something new; 纪录 is the noun 'record.' Use it for achievements in sports, sales, or other measurable performance.

verb
to set a recordto break a record

Examples

  • 创纪录。
    Tā jīn nián yòu chuàng jì lù le.
    He set another record this year.
  • 。
    Ào yùn huì shàng tā chuàng xià le xīn de shì jiè jì lù.
    He set a new world record at the Olympics.
  • 创纪录。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī lián xù sān nián chuàng jì lù de xiāo shòu é.
    This company has achieved record-breaking sales for three consecutive years.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

创chuàngset or break
纪录record
纪jìrecord录lùrecord
联合Side by side

The 创 sense of set or break combines with 纪录 as record to mean setting a record.

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 紀; 纪 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
己
己jǐ紀jì
Same sound today

The traditional form 紀 pairs 糸, silk, with 己 as the sound part; the simplified 纪 is a shorthand.

Open 纪 →

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 錄; 录 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
彔
彔lù錄lù
Same sound today

The traditional form 錄 combines 金 (metal) with 彔, which gives the sound; the simplified 录 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 录 →

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