Definition & Meaning

founder; originator; creator; initiator

Word usage

chuàng shǐ rén

创 始 人

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n.founder; originator; creator; initiator
- wǒ men xué xiào yǒu yī kuài kè yǒu chuàng shǐ rén míng zi de jì niàn pái
  我们学校有一块刻有创始人名字的纪念牌。
  Our school has a memorial tablet engraved with the name of the founder.
- tā shì zhè jiā gōng sī de chuàng shǐ rén
  他是这家公司的创始人。
  He is the founder of this company.
synonym
zǔ shī yé祖师爷 diàn jī zhě奠基者

Word usage

common measure word
"创始人" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位"or"名".
- 一个创始人
  one founder
- 一位创始人
  one founder
- 一名创始人
  one founder

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