开拓 (kāi tuò) — (verb) to open up, to reclaim (land, territory, frontiers); (verb figurative) to pioneer, to break new ground, to expand (markets, horizons, fields)
Definition
开拓 (kāituò) means to open up and develop new territory or territory — land, markets, or fields. Pairs with 开辟 (open up a path/era) when creating something new, and with 开发 (develop resources/products) when working existing ground.
verb
to open upto reclaim (land, territory, frontiers)(verb figurative) to pioneerto break new groundto expand (markets, horizons, fields)
Examples
- 开拓。Gōng sī zhèng zài nǔ lì kāi tuò hǎi wài shì chǎng.The company is working hard to expand into overseas markets.
- 开拓。Zhè wèi kē xué jiā kāi tuò le yí gè quán xīn de yán jiū lǐng yù.This scientist pioneered a completely new field of research.
- ，开拓，。Jǐ bǎi nián qián, rén men lái dào zhè lǐ kāi tuò huāng dì, jiàn lì le cūn zhuāng.Hundreds of years ago, people came here to reclaim wasteland and built villages.
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