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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

创新

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chuàngxīn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Innovation/ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"科技创新改变了我们的生活。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The action or process of innovating; a new method, idea, product, etc.

    "Technological innovation is driving economic growth."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin noun 'innovatio', stemming from the verb 'innovare' (meaning 'to renew or change'), formed from 'in-' (into) + 'novus' (new). It entered the English language in the mid-16th century, initially denoting the introduction of something new, and has evolved to signify both the action of innovating and the resulting novel creation, method, or idea.

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