chuàng zuò
create; produce
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这个作品是他创作的。
zhè ɡe zuò pǐn shì tā chuànɡ zuò de .
This work was created by him.
她很有创作天赋。
tā hěn yǒu chuànɡ zuò tiān fù .
She is very creative.
请为我创作一幅画。
qǐnɡ wéi wǒ chuànɡ zuò yì fú huà .
Please create a painting for me.
模仿 (mófǎng)
imitate
抄袭 (chāoxí)
plagiarize
The Chinese word 创作 (chuàngzuò) is composed of two characters: 创 (chuàng) and 作 (zuò). The character 创 originally meant "to wound" or "to create", and it is often used in the context of starting something new or making something for the first time. The character 作 means "to do" or "to make", and it is often used in the context of creating or producing something. When these two characters are combined, they form the word 创作, which means "to create" or "to compose". This word is often used in the context of artistic or literary creation, such as writing a poem, composing a piece of music, or painting a picture.