开疆拓土

開疆拓土

kāijiāng-tuòtǔ

idiom

Meanings

汉武帝开疆拓土，国力强盛。

Hànwǔdì kāijiāngtuòtǔ, guó lì qiángshèng.

Emperor Wu of Han expanded the empire's borders and strengthened the state.

这家公司在东南亚开疆拓土，业务增长迅速。

Zhèjiā gōngsī zài Dōngnányà kāijiāngtuòtǔ, yèwù zēngzhǎng xùnsù.

The company is rapidly expanding into Southeast Asian markets.

usage

Originally military (territorial conquest), now commonly figurative for business expansion, frontier research, or any bold pioneering.

开 kāi

疆 jiāng

拓 tuò

土 tǔ