开拓者 (kāituòzhě): pioneer

Measure Word

一个开拓者 gè

Meanings

1 pioneer
2 trailblazer
3 pathfinder

Characters

expand / blaze (a trail)

者

zhě

person / one who

Examples

HSK 6

那些开拓者冒着巨大风险探索新大陆。

Nàxiē kāituòzhě mào zhe jùdà fēngxiǎn tànsuǒ xīndàlù.

Those pioneers risked everything to explore the new continent.

HSK 7-9

他是这个领域的开拓者。

Tā shì zhège lǐngyù de kāituòzhě.

He is a pioneer in this field.

Tips

memory

开拓 means 'to open up / blaze a trail'; 者 is the agentive suffix meaning 'one who does'. So 开拓者 = 'one who blazes trails'.

Stroke Order

开 kāi

拓 tuò

者 zhě

Related Words

开拓 kāituò HSK 7-9 #19,123

to open up; to pioneer; to develop / to expand; to broaden

拓荒者 tuòhuāngzhě #25,555

pioneer / trailblazer / one who opens up wilderness

开拓进取 kāituò jìnqǔ

to pioneer and forge ahead / to break new ground with enterprising spirit / pioneering and enterprising

开通 kāitōng HSK 6 #5,235

to open (a service, route, line) / to activate; to make operational

开头 kāitóu HSK 6 #3,889

beginning; start; opening / to begin; to start off

开庭 kāitíng #5,700

to open a court session / to hold court

开场 kāichǎng HSK 7-9 #4,973

to begin (a show, game, etc.) / opening

开放 kāifàng HSK 3 #4,568

to open up; to be open (to the public) / open; liberal; open-minded

开会 kāihuì HSK 1 #3,656

to hold a meeting / to attend a meeting

开拍 kāipāi #5,408

to start filming / to begin shooting (a movie/show)