开辟kāipì 1.打开通路;创立{open up; start}: ～航线。{open an air or sea route} 2.开拓发展{pioneer; create and develop}: ～工作{get work started and going on}|～边疆。{open up the frontiers} 3.古代神话,盘古氏开天辟地,简称开辟,指宇宙的开始。{separation of earth from heaven by Pan Gu, a hero in Chinese mythology, which marked the beginning of the universe}