# 开辟 (kāipì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 开辟 (kāipì) means “to open up; to establish”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to open up; to establish
- Pinyin: kāipì (kai1 pi4)
- Traditional: 開闢
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他们开辟了新的航线。
  Tāmen kāipìle xīn de hángxiàn.
  They opened up a new shipping route.

## Characters

- [开](https://hanziro.com/word/kai-open/) (kāi): to open; to turn on
- 辟 (pì): penal law; to open (a door)

https://hanziro.com/word/kai-pi-open-up/

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