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title: "Kaipi Meaning: 开辟 (kāipì) Means “to open up”"
description: "开辟 (traditional 開闢, kāipì) means “to open up; to start”. Hear its tones, see what 开 and 辟 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaipi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 开辟 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

开辟 kāipì

## to open up; to start

## It can also mean

- to set up (a column, a route)

## Its characters

1. 开 kāi to open
2. 辟 pì to open up (as in 开辟)

## In a sentence

开辟新天地。 Break new ground.

自天地**开辟**以来，它日日夜夜吸收天地精华、日月灵气，不知过了多少岁月，渐渐有了灵性。

From [美猴王 · The Handsome Monkey King](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/monkey-king-born-journey-to-the-west-advanced-chinese-1#library-word-53-55)

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## More words with 开 or 辟

- [打开 dǎkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dakai)
- [分开 fēnkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenkai)
- [公开 gōngkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongkai)
- [开场 kāichǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaichang)
- [开车 kāichē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaiche)
- [开除 kāichú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaichu)
- [开创 kāichuàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaichuang)
- [开发 kāifā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaifa)
- [开放 kāifàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaifang)
- [开发区 kāifāqū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaifaqu)

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