粵

開hoi1拓tok3

simp开拓
hoi1 tok3kāi tuò

English

  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)
  5. to open up; to develop; expand to new areas

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 發展一啲之前未接觸過嘅地方、事物、思想等

Examples

  • 年轻的时候你应该开拓你的思想。

    You should enrich your mind when young.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 公司會開拓大陸市場。

    Our company is going to expand the services into mainland China.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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