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创造

chuàng zào · chuang zao

Traditional 創造

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to create
  2. to bring about
  3. to produce
  4. to set (a record)
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In a conversation

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A new friend made of leaves

  1. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)来(lái)创造(chuàngzào)一个(yīgè)新(xīn)朋友(péngyou)吧(ba)！

    Let us create a new friend!

  2. Liangliang

    用(yòng)什么(shénme)创造(chuàngzào)？这里(zhèlǐ)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)叶子(yèzi)。

    Create with what? There are only leaves here.

  3. Dengdeng

    叶子(yèzi)就(jiù)够(gòu)了(le)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这(zhè)是(shì)头(tóu)。

    Leaves are enough. Look, this is the head.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)创造(chuàngzào)的(de)朋友(péngyou)没(méi)有(yǒu)脚(jiǎo)。

    The friend you created has no feet.

  5. Dengdeng

    没(méi)关系(guānxi)，他(tā)可以(kěyǐ)飞(fēi)嘛(ma)。

    No problem, he can fly.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)和(hé)家(jiā)人(rén)一(yì)起(qǐ)创(chuàng)造(zào)的(de)记(jì)忆(yì)最(zuì)为(wéi)重(zhòng)要(yào)。

The memories we make with our family are everything.

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

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)小(xiǎo)公(gōng)司(sī)去(qù)年(nián)创(chuàng)造(zào)了(le)新(xīn)的(de)销(xiāo)售(shòu)纪(jì)录(lù)。

This small company set a new sales record last year.

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创
chuàng

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

造
zào

to make; to build

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