Definition
开创 (kāi chuàng) means 'to initiate, to start, to found' with a strong sense of pioneering or breaking new ground — it's used for starting an era, a field, or a venture that is innovative or unprecedented. This distinguishes it from more neutral synonyms like 创建/创立/创办 (chuàng jiàn/lì/bàn), which simply mean 'to establish/found' without the pioneering connotation.
verb
to initiateto startto found (a company, era, field, etc.)
Examples
- 开创。Tā kāi chuàng le yì jiā xīn gōngsī.He founded a new company.
- 开创。Zhè wèi kēxuéjiā kāi chuàng le yí gè quánxīn de lǐngyù.This scientist initiated a brand-new field.
- 开创。Tāmen kāi chuàng le yí gè xīn shídài.They ushered in a new era.
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