chuàngshǐ

创始

Word · VerbTraditional創始

found; originate; initiate

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to found; to originate; to initiate

formal

Formal term used for founding organizations, institutions, countries, or traditions. Often appears in compounds like 创始人 or 创始国.

Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
chuàng创
shǐ始
yú于
yī1
jiǔ9
jiǔ9
líng0
nián年
 。

This company was founded in 1990.

Tā他
shì是
zhè这
ge个
zǔ组
zhī织
de的
chuàng创
shǐ始
rén人
 。

He is the founder of this organization.

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Zhōng中
guó国
shì是
Lián联
hé合
guó国
de的
chuàng创
shǐ始
guó国
zhī之
yī一
 。

China is one of the founding countries of the United Nations.

Zhè这
ge个
chuán传
tǒng统
chuàng创
shǐ始
yú于
gǔ古
dài代
Zhōng中
guó国
 。

This tradition originated in ancient China.