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The Chinese word "创造性" (chuàngzàoxìng), meaning "creativity" or "innovative quality", is a compound noun formed through a straightforward morphological process. It combines the verb "创造" (chuàngzào), which means "to create" or "creation", with the highly productive nominal suffix "性" (xìng), which denotes "nature", "character", or "quality". Therefore, the structure is essentially [Action/Process: 创造] + [Suffix indicating abstract quality: 性], resulting in an abstract noun that translates to "the quality or nature of creating", i.e., "creativity".

Word Definition - 创造性

chuàng zào xìng creativeness; creativity