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创作

chuàng zuò · chuang zuo

Traditional 創作

HSK 3Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to create; to produce; to write
  2. a creative work; a creation
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New song

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)最近(zuìjìn)在(zài)创作(chuàngzuò)一首(yīshǒu)新(xīn)歌(gē)。

    I have been writing a new song recently.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)还(hái)会(huì)创作(chuàngzuò)音乐(yīnyuè)？

    You can create music too?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，创作(chuàngzuò)很(hěn)有意思(yǒuyìsi)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)写(xiě)了(le)一句(yījù)。

    Yes, composing is fun. I already wrote one line.

  4. Liangliang

    哪(nǎ)一句(yījù)？

    Which line?

  5. Dengdeng

    啦(la)啦(la)啦(la)，今天(jīntiān)吃(chī)什么(shénme)。

    La la la, what shall we eat today.

  6. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)一首(yīshǒu)歌(gē)还是(háishi)一个(yīgè)问题(wèntí)？

    Is that a song or a question?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)三(sān)年(nián)前(qián)创(chuàng)作(zuò)了(le)那(nà)首(shǒu)歌(gē)。

Tom wrote that song three years ago.

Tatoeba: Chinese by WilsonWong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)在(zài)安(ān)静(jìng)的(de)下(xià)午(wǔ)创(chuàng)作(zuò)短(duǎn)篇(piān)小(xiǎo)说(shuō)。

She likes to write short stories on quiet afternoons.

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创
chuàng

to initiate; to create; to achieve (sth for the first time)

作
zuò

to do; to engage in; to write; to compose

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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