---
title: "Kaituo Meaning: 开拓 (kāituò) Means “to open up”"
description: "开拓 (traditional 開拓, kāituò) means “to open up; to develop; to break new ground”. Hear its tones, see what 开 and 拓 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaituo"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

[What does it mean in Chinese?](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning)

# What does 开拓 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

开拓 kāituò

## to open up; to develop; to break new ground

## Its characters

1. 开 kāi to open
2. 拓 tuò to open up

## In a sentence

公司正在开拓海外市场。 The company is developing overseas markets.

[More about 开拓](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BC%80%E6%8B%93)

## More words with 开 or 拓

- [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)

## Keep 开拓 for Review

A free account keeps it, and Review brings it back just before you’d forget it.

## Look up another word

## See any word in its sentence

Get a card like this for every word on any page or YouTube subtitle.

[Add to Chrome](https://mandarinthewild.com/go/chrome?from=%2Fmeaning%2Fkaituo) [Read in the Library](https://mandarinthewild.com/library)

[All 214 Chinese radicals](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-radicals)

[How it compares with The Chairman’s Bao](https://mandarinthewild.com/compare/the-chairmans-bao)