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开辟

kāipì

to open up; to pioneer

A person walks a freshly cleared path through dense forest
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Characters in this word

开 kāi

Strokes
4
Radical
廾 — two hands
Made of
一 one 廾 two hands
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

辟 pì

Strokes
13
Radical
辛 — bitter
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 辟

Example phrases

  • 这项技术为偏远地区医疗服务开辟了新的可能。 Zhè xiàng jìshù wèi piānyuǎn dìqū yīliáo fúwù kāipì le xīn de kěnéng. This technology has opened up new possibilities for medical services in remote areas.
  • 工人们在森林里开辟了一条新路。 Gōngrénmen zài sēnlín lǐ kāipì le yì tiáo xīn lù. Workers opened up a new road through the forest.
  • 她辞职后开辟了自己的事业,做起了网上花店。 Tā cízhí hòu kāipì le zìjǐ de shìyè, zuò qǐ le wǎngshàng huādiàn. After resigning she started a business of her own, an online flower shop.

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