创办 (chuàng bàn) — to establish, to found, to launch

Definition

创办 is specifically for founding and running an organization, institution, or company — more concrete than the abstract 建立. Among 创办/创建/创立/开创, it focuses on getting the entity up and operating.

verb
to establishto foundto launch

Examples

  • 创办
    Tā men qù nián chuàng bàn le yì suǒ guó jì xué xiào.
    They founded an international school last year.
  • 1910创办
    Zhè jiā bào zhǐ shì 1910 nián chuàng bàn de.
    This newspaper was established in 1910.
  • 创办
    Tā dǎ suàn chuàng bàn yí gè gōng yì zǔ zhī bāng zhù qióng rén.
    He plans to found a public welfare organization to help the poor.

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