开疆拓土

Traditional: 開疆拓土

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Dictionary entry

(idiom) to expand one's territory; to conquer new lands; (fig.) to expand one's business into new markets

What does 开疆拓土 mean?

开疆拓土 (kāi jiāng tuò tǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to expand one's territory; to conquer new lands; (fig.) to expand one's business into new markets

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开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 疆jiāngborder · boundary 拓Tuòsurname Tuo 土Tǔsurname Tu · Tu ethnic group

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开疆拓土

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