cong3 laap6創立创立
Jyutpingcong3 laap6
Yalechong laahp
Definition
To establish or found a new organization or institution.
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How it's used
While 創立 is standard for formal entities like universities or large corporations, it sounds overly stiff for casual contexts. In everyday speech, people often prefer using 搞起 or 開咗 to describe starting a business or group. It carries a sense of significant effort and long-term vision, making it less suitable for small, temporary projects.
Examples
They founded this company together.
Who founded this charity organization?
Related words
Common phrases
to establish a brand
to found an organization
Common mistake
Learners often use 創立 for small, informal activities where it sounds unnatural. It is specifically reserved for formal institutions, organizations, or major movements rather than everyday tasks like starting a hobby group or a small stall.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
