開疆拓土

简 开疆拓土 · 繁 開疆拓土
Mandarin · pinyin kāi jiāng tuò tǔ

Meanings

  1. (idiom) to expand one's territory; to conquer new lands; (fig.) to expand one's business into new markets
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開
kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
疆
jiāng · boundary, border, frontier
拓
tà · expand; open up; support or push
土
tǔ · soil, earth; items made of earth
开
kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
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1–1–4–3 · kai1 jiang1 tuo4 tu3

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  1. (idiomatic) to expand one's territory

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Exact source record開疆拓土 开疆拓土 [kai1 jiang1 tuo4 tu3] /(idiom) to expand one's territory; to conquer new lands; (fig.) to expand one's business into new markets/