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    Expressing "open up" or "develop" with 开拓 (kāituò)

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    Structure

    开拓 + Object

    Explanation

    The verb 开拓 (kāituò) means "to open up" or "to develop" and refers to expanding into new areas, whether physical territories, markets, or fields of knowledge. It carries a sense of pioneering effort and ambition. For example, 开拓新市场 means "to develop new markets."

    Examples

    • 公司计划明年开拓东南亚市场。

      gōngsī jìhuà míngnián kāituò dōngnányà shìchǎng.

      The company plans to expand into the Southeast Asian market next year.

    • 年轻人应该勇于开拓自己的视野。

      niánqīngrén yīnggāi yǒngyú kāituò zìjǐ de shìyě.

      Young people should be bold in broadening their horizons.

    • 这家企业在海外开拓了不少新客户。

      zhè jiā qǐyè zài hǎiwài kāituò le bùshǎo xīn kèhù.

      This enterprise has developed quite a few new clients overseas.

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