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HSK
to create / to bring about / to produce / to set (a record)
HSK 3
to bring about; to create; to cause
HSK 3
to create; to produce; to write / a creative work; a creation
HSK 3
accomplishment / success / achievement / CL: 個|个 / to achieve (a result) / to create / to bring about
HSK 3
to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
HSK 4
to wrap; to pack / to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out / (computing) to package (i.e. create an archive file)
HSK 5
to create / to build / to develop / to forge (of metal)
HSK 6
to create (sth original) / original / originality / original work
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *创* | 创* | *创
to initiate; to create; to achieve (sth for the first time)
HSK 7-9
people from the same workplace or profession / co-worker / colleague / pop culture enthusiasts who create fan fiction etc
HSK 7-9
to cause a sensation / to create a stir in (a place) / commotion / controversy
HSK 7-9
to model; to mold / (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc) / (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words)
HSK 7-9
disturbance; riot / to create a disturbance
HSK 7-9
steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1]
HSK 7-9
to cause trouble / to create a disturbance
HSK 7-9
to cast / to forge / to form / to create
to create music for a movie or stage production / to dub music onto a soundtrack / incidental music / soundtrack music
form (used in programming languages such as Visual Basic and Delphi to create a GUI window)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *熵* | 熵* | *熵
entropy (character created in 1923)
person / number of people / (per) capita / (a person's) head / (Tw) person whose identity is used by sb else (e.g. to create a bogus account)
to establish; to set up / to create (suitable conditions etc)
to create a work of calligraphy for display in a prominent place (typically, a sign)
Xiongnu, a people of the Eastern Steppe who created an empire that flourished around the time of the Qin and Han dynasties
luck / to create the universe / god (as the creator of all things) / the Creator
(cartography) to make a map / (architecture etc) to draft; to draw (blueprints) / (graphic design) to create graphics
to weave; to knit; to plait; to braid / (fig.) to create (sth abstract, e.g. a dream, a lie etc)
to breed / to flourish / to cause / to provoke / to create
to sculpt or mold a statue (by shaping a pliable material such as clay, plaster or wax, which may later be cast in metal – as distinct from carving in stone or wood) / a statue created through such a process
(lit. and fig.) to grasp; to control / (dialect) affecting shyness; coy / (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties; to threaten
to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist / to turn over a new leaf / fig. to change wholly / to create from other material (story, artwork etc)
to create Chinese characters / cf Six Methods of forming Chinese characters 六書|六书
to create; to come up with (an idea etc)
to heckle / rowdy jeering / to create a disturbance
to found / to create
to create something from nothing (idiom)
to generate revenue; to create extra income
(idiom) to put up innumerable obstacles; to create all kinds of difficulties
Douyin, Chinese app for creating and sharing short videos, released in its international version as TikTok
agricultural plastic, used largely for creating greenhouses
to set on fire / to commit arson / to create a disturbance
to threaten the east and strike to the west (idiom) / to create a diversion
to compose (a piece of music) / (fig.) to create, by one's actions, a narrative (generally one that can be recounted with pride)
lit. to pretend to be in contact with supernatural beings (idiom); fig. to create a false sense of mystery; to play tricks to deceive or scare others; to engage in hocus-pocus
to disturb / to create confusion / to make a din
to hinder / to obstruct / to create difficulties
to shake (a part of one's body) / to shrug (shoulders) / to create a sensation / to incite
(in ancient times) to beat the drums and yell (at the moment of launching into battle) / to create a clamor; to make a din; to kick up a fuss about
historical communal administrative and self-defence system created during the Song Dynasty and revived during the Republican Era, in which households are grouped in jia and jia are grouped in bao
bustling / to create trouble / to disturb
to make sth difficult / to create obstacles
lit. to summon demons to create havoc (idiom) / fig. to stir up all kinds of trouble
to increase the number of jobs; to create jobs
question bank (for examiners creating an exam, or students preparing for an exam)
to smudge (become smeared) / to smudge (create a blurred effect) / shading (wash painting technique)
to form and train (a military unit) / to create and practice (a martial art) / to train oneself (by real-life experience)
(Tw) (media) writing an article or creating a video favorable to a business in return for payment from the business (abbr. for 業務配合|业务配合)
(music) theme; principal melody / (fig.) central theme; main idea / (of a movie) created with the purpose of promoting Party values and point of view
Cheng Miao, a jailer-turned-prisoner in the Qin dynasty who created the clerical style of Chinese calligraphy
red yeast (so called, although it's actually a mold, not a yeast), a fermentation product created by culturing rice with the mold Monascus purpureus, producing red pigments and bioactive compounds, used in food for its color, as a flavor enhancer, and for its health benefits
to create a precedent
gongs and drums overture to a Chinese opera / to create a disturbance
lit. a breeze springs up and creates waves on the water (idiom) / fig. flourishing / thriving / prosperous
Zheng coding / original Chinese character coding based on component shapes, created by Zheng Yili 鄭易里|郑易里, underlying most stroke-based Chinese input methods / also called common coding 字根通用碼|字根通用码
to create a disruption at an event or venue
(military) caltrop (spiky metal device laid on the ground to create a hazard for enemy horses or troops in ancient times)
Cthulhu, fictional cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft
to create a disturbance; to make trouble; to harass
Schengen, village in Luxemburg, location of the 1985 signing of the agreement to create the Schengen area 申根區|申根区
Tuzki, a Chinese cartoon rabbit character used in emoticons and stickers, created in 2006
to create trouble for oneself (idiom)
Qiandao Lake in Zhejiang, aka Xin'an River Reservoir, created as part of a large hydroelectric project in 1959
Dongpo pork shoulder, traditional dish said to have been created by Northern Song dynasty writer Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡
to join in the fun / to get in on the action / (fig.) to butt in / to create more trouble
to formulate; to institute; to create
Garfield (comic strip cat created by Jim Davis)
Taisei Yokusankai, Japanese fascist organization created in 1940
children of officials / word created by analogy with 富二代
to create difficulties; to be troublesome; to invite trouble
pandeism, theological theory that God created the Universe and became one with it
accurate depiction of architectural forms with the aid of a ruler (technique of Chinese art) / picture created using this technique
virtual currency created by Baidu
social credit system, a system that incentivizes individuals and businesses by creating consequences for good and bad behavior
lit. piling up dirt eventually creates a mountain (idiom) / fig. success is the cumulation of lots of small actions
to create an image or video by copying an existing one (e.g. taking a photo of a picture in a magazine, recording a video playing on a monitor, taking a screenshot of an online photo) / to remake (a film or TV show)
to create a sensation
to build (for the first time) / to create (a building)
city precinct with a streetscape created by artists
to start rumours and create trouble
to build up public opinion / to create a fuss
tablet in honor of a person who is still alive (or was alive when the tablet was created)
to create a big disturbance
to create an uproar


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