开拓 (kāi tuò): to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam); to develop (border regions); fig. to open up (new horizons)

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HSK 7verb

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Pinyin
Meaning: to break new ground (for agriculture); to open up (a new seam); to develop (border regions); fig. to open up (new horizons)
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

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

Chinese explanation

指开辟新的天地，使原本没有或难以利用的土地、资源等得到开发
也泛指开创、扩展新的领域或局面。

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HSK 1

to open (transitive or intransitive)

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Example sentences

In order to increase grain production, the villagers decided to cultivate this wasteland and open up new farmland.

The government encourages farmers to open up terraced fields in mountainous areas, plant cash crops, and increase their income.

This agricultural company plans to open up an oasis at the edge of the desert to grow drought-resistant crops.

After several years of effort, they finally opened up this saline-alkali land into fertile rice fields.

Agricultural experts suggest that when opening up new farmland, attention should be paid to protecting the ecological environment, and forests should not be cut down blindly.

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