开山 (kāi shān) — to cut into a mountain (for quarrying, mining, or road-building); to pioneer, to be the founder (of a school, tradition, or enterprise)
Definition
Literally 'cut into a mountain' — used for quarrying, mining, or road-building. By extension, the founder or pioneer of a school, tradition, or enterprise.
verb
to cut into a mountain (for quarrying, mining, or road-building)to pioneerto be the founder (of a school, tradition, or enterprise)
Examples
- 开山。Zhè ge gōng chéng xū yào kāi shān xiū lù.This project requires cutting into the mountain to build a road.
- 开山。Tā shì zhè ge xué pài de kāi shān zǔ shī.He is the founding master of this school of thought.
- ，。Tā men zài zhè lǐ kāi le shān, jiàn le yí zuò miào.They cut into the mountain here and built a temple.
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