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开辟 (kāi pì) — to open up (a new path, frontier, etc.); to establish, to set up

Definition

开辟 (kāipì) means to open up new territory, markets, or fields — more concrete than 开创 (founding a company or era). Pairs with 边疆/边境 sense for frontiers; 开拓 is its close synonym for pioneering.

verb
to open up (a new path, frontier, etc.)to establishto set up

Examples

  • 开辟。
    Tā jué dìng zài kē xué lǐng yù kāi pì yí piàn xīn tiān dì.
    He decided to open up a new frontier in the field of science.
  • 开辟。
    Wǒ men gōng sī jì huà míng nián kāi pì nán měi shì chǎng.
    Our company plans to open up the South American market next year.
  • 开辟。
    Tā men yì qǐ kāi pì le yì tiáo tōng wǎng shān dǐng de xiǎo lù.
    Together they blazed a trail to the top of the mountain.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

开kāiopen
辟pìopen; develop

开 and 辟 both carry the sense of opening and developing, so together they mean to open up or establish.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 開; 开 is its simplified writing.

  • 門門méndoor
  • 一一yīlatch and/or wooden pole that shuts a door
  • 廾廾gǒnga pair of hands

The traditional form 開 shows 廾, a pair of hands, and 一, a latch or pole, inside 門, a door: hands opening a latched door. The simplified 开 is a shorthand form, so its parts are not the original pieces.

Open 开 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 卩卩jiékneeling person
  • 䇂䇂䇂sickle-like tool

The early form of 辟 pairs a kneeling person 卩 with a sickle-like tool 䇂, for administering, regulating, or punishing.

Open 辟 →
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