开
拓

To break new ground (for agriculture) in Chinese: 开拓 (kāi tuò)

kāi tuò

to break new ground (for agriculture)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 開拓1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to break new ground (for agriculture)
  2. 2to open up (a new seam)
  3. 3to develop (border regions)
  4. 4fig. to open up (new horizons)

Stroke order

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开
拓

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄞ

kāi

ㄎ/ kㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

ㄊㄨㄛˋ

tuò

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

开拓

Simplified

開拓

Traditional

Example sentences

See 开拓 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我们要努力开拓新的市场。

    wǒ men yào nǔ lì kāi tuò xīn de shì chǎng。

    We must work hard to develop new markets.

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Related words

开

kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive)

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

离开

lí kāi

to depart

公开

gōng kāi

open

开发

kāi fā

to exploit (a resource)

开放

kāi fàng

to bloom

开心

kāi xīn

to feel happy

展开

zhǎn kāi

to unfold

召开

zhào kāi

to convene (a conference or meeting)

打开

dǎ kāi

to open

开车

kāi chē

to drive a car

开会

kāi huì

to hold a meeting

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