创下 (chuàng xià) — to set (a record), to achieve (a new high/low) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Used when a record, high, or low is achieved for the first time (纪录, 历史新高, 最低…). Used in news and formal writing, rarely in casual speech.

verb

to set (a record)to achieve (a new high/low)

Examples

创下。
Tā chuàng xià le xīn de shì jiè jì lù.
He set a new world record.
创下。
Zhè jiā gōng sī chuàng xià le xīn de xiāo shòu jì lù.
This company set a new sales record.
创下。
Jīn nián xià tiān chuàng xià le lì shǐ zuì gāo wēn dù.
This summer set a record high temperature.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

创chuàngcreate

创 create and 下 down suggest bringing a record into being.

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.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

下 is drawn as a short horizontal line below a long curved line.

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