创业
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
创业 (chuàngyè) · to start a business
创业 (chuàngyè) means “to start a business”. It is written with 2 characters: 创 (to establish) + 业 (business). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 创业 is built
The characters
创 chuàng · to establish
What 创 is made of
- 仓cāng — granary
- 人rén — person
- 㔾xiān — seal
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 刂 gives the meaning, 仓 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
业 yè · business
What 业 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
他三十岁开始创业。Tā sānshí suì kāishǐ chuàngyè.He started his own business at thirty.
一个人创业很难吗？Yī gè rén chuàngyè hěn nán ma?Is it hard to start a business on your own?
Questions about 创业
What does 创业 mean?
创业 (chuàngyè) means “to start a business”.
How do you pronounce 创业?
创业 is pronounced chuàngyè.
Which HSK level is 创业?
创业 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 创新chuàngxīninnovation
- 创造chuàngzàoto create
- 创作chuàngzuòto create
- 创立chuànglìto found
- 作业zuòyèhomework
- 工业gōngyèindustry
- 就业jiùyèto get a job
- 开业kāiyèto open for business
- 农业nóngyèagriculture
- 商业shāngyèbusiness
Learn 创业 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.