拓荒者

tuòhuāngzhě

noun #25,555

Measure Word

一位拓荒者 wèi

Meanings

1 pioneer
2 trailblazer
3 one who opens up wilderness

Characters

to open up; to expand

wilderness; wasteland; barren

person (suffix)

Examples

HSK 7-9

早期的拓荒者开垦了这片土地。

Zǎoqī de tuòhuāngzhě kāikěn le zhè piàn tǔdì.

The early pioneers cultivated this land.

HSK 7-9

她是人工智能领域的拓荒者。

Tā shì réngōng zhìnéng lǐngyù de tuòhuāngzhě.

She is a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence.

Tips

memory

拓 means to open up, 荒 means wilderness/wasteland, 者 means person - so 拓荒者 is literally 'one who opens up wasteland,' a pioneer.

Stroke Order

拓 tuò

荒 huāng

者 zhě