开拓kāituòTop 7000Meanings1. 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)Characters used开to open拓to expandExamples1年轻niánqīng的de时候shíhou你nǐ应该yīnggāi开拓kāituò你nǐ的de思想sīxiǎng。You should enrich your mind when young.