Chinese word

开拓

Pronunciation

Pinyinkāi tuò

Meaning

  • verbdevelop

Example

我们应该开拓新市场。wǒ men yīng gāi kāi tuò xīn shì chǎng

We should develop new markets.

Illustration for 开拓 (develop)

More examples

政府鼓励企业开拓绿色能源领域。zhèng fǔ gǔ lì qǐ yè kāi tuò lǜ sè néng yuán lǐng yù

The government encourages companies to develop the green energy sector.

Core concept

Creating a usable route into previously untouched space, making new activity possible.

Common phrases

  • 开拓道路kāi tuò dào lù

    open up a road

  • 开拓新领域kāi tuò xīn lǐng yù

    explore new fields

  • 开拓合作伙伴kāi tuò hé zuò huǒ bàn

    cultivate new partners

Similar words

开辟kāi pì: Cut a new route through an area and make the route or area available for use.
拓展tuò zhǎn: Extend the scope of an activity, influence, or field so it covers more.
开发kāi fā: Prepare resources, markets, or technology for useful operation or production.

Definition in Chinese

在尚未利用或不存在的领域中开辟出新的空间、机会或方向，指从无到有地创建或推进新的市场、事业或方法。zài shàng wèi lì yòng huò bù cún zài de lǐng yù zhōng kāi pì chū xīn de kōng jiān jī huì huò fāng xiàng zhǐ cóng wú dào yǒu dì chuàng jiàn huò tuī jìn xīn de shì chǎng shì yè huò fāng fǎ

Word origin

开拓 (kāituò, "to develop; to open up") combines 开 (kāi, "open") + 拓 (tuò, "expand by opening land"), giving the sense of making room for new activity where none existed before.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this verb naturally takes objects such as markets, fields, and ways of thinking, while a physical door or window usually takes a different verb.

Other meanings

  • open upverb

Opposites

  • 守旧shǒu jiùstick to old waysverb
  • 停滞tíng zhìstagnateverb

Related words

  • 开拓精神kāi tuò jīng shénpioneering spiritnoun
  • 开拓者kāi tuò zhětrailblazernoun

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