创作 chuàngzuò to create
to create; to produce; to write; a creative work; a creation
How to remember 创作: 创 to establish + 作 do = to create.
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How it is used
- To create artistic/literary works; a creative work - 文学创作 (wénxué chuàngzuò) literary creation; 创作歌曲 (chuàngzuò gēqǔ) to write songs.
- Specifically for art, literature, music - original creative production.
- Contrast 制作 (zhìzuò, to make/produce, technical) - 创作 is inspired original creation, 制作 is manufacturing/producing.
Example sentences
- 汤姆三年前创作了那首歌。 Tāngmǔ sānnián qián chuàngzuò le nàshǒugē.Tom wrote that song three years ago.