開拓

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

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 開 kāi
  1. to open (transitive or intransitive)
  2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
  3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
  4. to boil
  5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  6. (directional complement) away; off
  7. carat (gold)
  8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 Kāiěrwén
  9. abbr. for 開本 kāiběn, book format
2 拓 tuò
  1. to expand
  2. to push sth with the hand
  3. to develop
  4. to open up