开拓 in English kai1 tuo4 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

开 拓

Traditional Characters

開 拓

Pinyin

kai1 tuo4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

开kai1to open 拓tuo4surname Tuo