开拓 kāituò to break new ground (for agriculture)
to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam); to develop (border regions); figuratively to open up (new horizons)
How to remember 开拓: 开 open + 拓 to develop = to break new ground (for agriculture).
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How it is used
- To pioneer or open up new territory, literal or figurative - 开拓市场 (kāituò shìchǎng) to open up a new market; 开拓视野 (kāituò shìyě) to broaden one's horizons.
- Carries a positive, ambitious flavor of breaking new ground; common with 精神 (jīngshén, pioneering spirit), 创新 (chuàngxīn, innovation).
- Note the reading: the compound is kāituò even though 拓 alone is often glossed tà.