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开拓

kāi tuò

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • to break new ground (for agriculture)
  • to open up (a new seam)
  • to develop (border regions)
  • fig. to open up (new horizons)

Definition

开辟、扩展，常指开创或拓展新的领域、局面或市场。

To open up, develop, or expand, often referring to creating or expanding new fields, situations, or markets.

Usage

通常用于形容主动去开发新的事物或领域，如开拓市场、开拓思维、开拓新路等。

Often used to describe actively developing new things or areas, such as expanding markets, broadening thinking, or blazing new trails.

Examples

  • 1 公司决定开拓海外市场。 (The company decided to expand into overseas markets.)
  • 2 他勇于开拓新的研究领域。 (He dares to open up new research fields.)
  • 3 我们需要开拓思路，寻找创新的解决方案。 (We need to broaden our thinking and find innovative solutions.)
  • 4 老一辈创业者用汗水开拓了今天的局面。 (The older generation of entrepreneurs opened up today's situation with sweat.)
  • 5 这条铁路的修建将开拓西部地区的经济新格局。 (The construction of this railway will open up a new economic pattern in the western region.)

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