创出 (chuàng chū) — to create (a record, achievement, or new situation)

Definition

Used for achieving a new record, result, or situation — paired with 纪录, 新高, 利润, 成绩. Not a general ‘create' verb.

verb
to create (a record, achievement, or new situation)

Examples

  • 创出。
    Tā jīn nián chuàng chū le xīn de shì jiè jì lù.
    He set a new world record this year.
  • 创出。
    Gōng sī chuàng chū le qián suǒ wèi yǒu de lì rùn.
    The company achieved unprecedented profits.
  • 创出。
    Diàn yǐng chuàng chū le piào fáng xīn gāo.
    The movie set a new box office high.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

创出 brings something into being: 创 creates and 出 shows it coming out.

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 →

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

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

Open 出 →

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