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创意

chuàngyì

creativity; creative

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Characters in this word

创 chuàng

Strokes
6
Radical
刂 — knife
Made of
仓 granary, barn 刂 knife
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 创

意 yì

Strokes
13
Radical
心 — heart
Made of
音 sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation 心 heart
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 意

Example phrases

  • 这个广告的创意并不复杂,却准确抓住了年轻人的心理。 Zhège guǎnggào de chuàngyì bìng bù fùzá, què zhǔnquè zhuā zhù le niánqīng rén de xīnlǐ. The idea behind this advertisement is not complicated, but it accurately captures the psychology of young people.
  • 她总是有很多有趣的创意,同事们都喜欢和她合作。 Tā zǒngshì yǒu hěn duō yǒuqù de chuàngyì, tóngshìmen dōu xǐhuan hé tā hézuò. She always has lots of interesting ideas, and her colleagues all like working with her.
  • 这家店的蛋糕很有创意,造型像一只小猫。 Zhè jiā diàn de dàngāo hěn yǒu chuàngyì, zàoxíng xiàng yì zhī xiǎo māo. The cake at this shop is very creative, shaped like a little cat.

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