开发 (kāi fā) — to develop (land, resources, etc.); to develop (a product, software, project)
Definition
开发 (kāifā) means to 'develop' something new — land, products, software. Distinct from 发展 ('grow, expand' over time) and from 开采 (kāicǎi), which is specifically mining/extracting resources.
verb
to develop (land, resources, etc.)to develop (a product, software, project)
Examples
- 开发。Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài kāi fā zhè piàn tǔ dì.The government is developing this land.
- 开发。Tā men kāi fā le yí gè xīn wǎng zhàn.They developed a new website.
- 开发。Zhè jiā gōng sī zhèng zài kāi fā yì zhǒng xīn yào.This company is developing a new medicine.
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