# 开拓 (kāituò)

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

- Meaning: to open up; to develop
- Pinyin: kāituò (kai1 tuo4)
- Traditional: 開拓
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 公司正在开拓海外市场。
  Gōngsī zhèngzài kāituò hǎiwài shìchǎng.
  The company is developing overseas markets.

## Characters

- [开](https://hanziro.com/word/kai-open/) (kāi): to open; to turn on
- 拓 (tuò): to expand; to push sth with the hand

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

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