---
title: "Kaichuang Meaning: 开创 (kāichuàng) Means “to start”"
description: "开创 (traditional 開創, kāichuàng) means “to start; to found; to pioneer”. Hear its tones, see what 开 and 创 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaichuang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

[What does it mean in Chinese?](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning)

# What does 开创 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

开创 kāichuàng

## to start; to found; to pioneer

## Its characters

1. 开 kāi to start
2. 创 chuàng to create

## In a sentence

他们开创了一种全新的经营方式。 They pioneered a completely new way of doing business.

[More about 开创](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BC%80%E5%88%9B)

## More words with 开 or 创

- [创办 chuàngbàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangban)
- [创建 chuàngjiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangjian)
- [创立 chuànglì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangli)
- [创伤 chuāngshāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangshang)
- [创始人 chuàngshǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangshiren)
- [创新 chuàngxīn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangxin)
- [创业 chuàngyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangye)
- [创意 chuàngyì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangyi)
- [创造 chuàngzào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangzao)
- [创作 chuàngzuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangzuo)

## Keep 开创 for Review

A free account keeps it, and Review brings it back just before you’d forget it.

## Look up another word

## See any word in its sentence

Get a card like this for every word on any page or YouTube subtitle.

[Add to Chrome](https://mandarinthewild.com/go/chrome?from=%2Fmeaning%2Fkaichuang) [Read in the Library](https://mandarinthewild.com/library)

[All 214 Chinese radicals](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-radicals)

[The best Pleco alternatives](https://mandarinthewild.com/guides/pleco-alternatives)