创建 (chuàng jiàn) — Chinese Word

verb HSK 5

Traditional 創建

chuàng jiàn

to create · to establish · to found · to set up

Meaning

创建 means to create or establish something from scratch, typically referring to organizations, systems, institutions, or projects. It emphasizes the founding or initial construction of something new and significant, rather than simply making small items or everyday creations.

Usage

This is a formal verb commonly used in professional, academic, and official contexts. It frequently appears with objects like companies (公司), databases (数据库), systems (系统), or organizations (组织). More formal than 建立 (jiànlì) and implies a more deliberate, foundational act of creation.

Examples

01
他在1995年创建了这家互联网公司。
Tā zài yī jiǔ jiǔ wǔ nián chuàng jiàn le zhè jiā hù lián wǎng gōng sī.
He founded this internet company in 1995.
02
请先创建一个新账户才能登录系统。
Qǐng xiān chuàng jiàn yī gè xīn zhàng hù cái néng dēng lù xì tǒng.
Please create a new account first before you can log into the system.

Characters

Common collocations

创建公司
chuàng jiàn gōng sī
to establish a company
创建数据库
chuàng jiàn shù jù kù
to create a database
创建文件夹
chuàng jiàn wén jiàn jiā
to create a folder
创建账户
chuàng jiàn zhàng hù
to create an account

Antonyms

Origin

Both characters relate to construction and innovation. 创 originally depicted a wound or cut, evolving to mean 'to begin' or 'initiate something new.' 建 shows the action of building or erecting. Together they emphasize founding something substantial.