开创性 (kāi chuàng xìng) — pioneering nature; innovativeness; the quality of being groundbreaking

Definition

A noun meaning the quality of being groundbreaking or pioneering. Used to describe work, ideas, or methods that break new ground.

noun
pioneering natureinnovativenessthe quality of being groundbreaking

Examples

  • 开创性。
    Zhè xiàng yán jiū jù yǒu zhòng yào de kāi chuàng xìng.
    This research has important pioneering significance.
  • 开创性。
    Tā de kāi chuàng xìng jīng shén zhí dé wǒ men xué xí.
    His pioneering spirit is worth learning from.
  • 开创性。
    Zhè ge fāng àn de kāi chuàng xìng tǐ xiàn zài jì shù tū pò shàng.
    The pioneering nature of this plan is reflected in its technological breakthrough.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

开创pioneer
开kāiopen/start创chuàngcreate
联合Side by side
性xìngnature

开创 means to pioneer, and 性 gives it the sense of a quality or nature.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 開; 开 is its simplified writing.

  • 門門méndoor
  • 一一yīlatch and/or wooden pole that shuts a door
  • 廾廾gǒnga pair of hands

The traditional form 開 shows 廾, a pair of hands, and 一, a latch or pole, inside 門, a door: hands opening a latched door. The simplified 开 is a shorthand form, so its parts are not the original pieces.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
生
生shēng性xìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

性 is built from 忄 (the heart) and 生 (a sound clue). The heart part connects the word to a person's inner nature or quality.

Open 性 →

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