How to say “initiate” in Chinese
initiate, pioneer
“Initiate” in Chinese is 开创, kāi chuàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
开创 is read kāi chuàng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the right, 刂 “knife”; on the left, 仓 cāng hints at the sound. Second reading: chuāng, “wound”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “开创”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 开创. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他们开创了自己的事业tāmenkāichuànglezìjǐdeshìyèThey started their own venture.
More words from the lesson “Where it all begins”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “initiate” in Chinese?
“Initiate” in Chinese is 开创, pinyin kāichuàng.
What does 开创 mean?
开创 (kāichuàng) means “initiate, pioneer”.
How do you write 开创?
开创 is 2 characters: 开 (kāi) — open; drive; 创 (chuàng) — create, start. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 开创?
开创 is read kāichuàng. Tones: kāi — first tone, chuàng — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“initiate” in the lesson “Where it all begins”
This word is from the topic “Beginnings and change” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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