Usage note
开发表示想出、制造或利用资源。
kāi fā biǎo shì xiǎng chū 、 zhì zào huò lì yòng zī yuán。
开发 means to create or make use of resources.
Context note
开发常用于技术、土地和产品。
kāi fā cháng yòng yú jì shù 、 tǔ dì hé chǎn pǐn。
It is often used with technology, land, and products.
5 examples
他们在开发新软件。
tā men zài kāi fā xīn ruǎn jiàn。
They are developing new software.
这片土地正在开发。
zhè piàn tǔ dì zhèng zài kāi fā。
This land is being developed.
公司开发了新产品。
gōng sī kāi fā le xīn chǎn pǐn。
The company developed a new product.
开发需要很多时间。
kāi fā xū yào hěn duō shí jiān。
Development takes a lot of time.
老师说，开发想法很重要。
lǎo shī shuō， kāi fā xiǎng fǎ hěn zhòng yào。
The teacher said developing ideas is important.
5 mini stories
老师带大家了解开发的意思。
lǎo shī dài dà jiā liǎo jiě kāi fā de yì sī。
The teacher helped everyone understand the meaning of development.
这家公司正在开发一款新游戏。
zhè jiā gōng sī zhèng zài kāi fā yì kuǎn xīn yóu xì。
This company is developing a new game.
开发资源时要注意环境。
kāi fā zī yuán shí yào zhù yì huán jìng。
When developing resources, you must pay attention to the environment.
他们开发了新的学习方法。
tā men kāi fā le xīn de xué xí fāng fǎ。
They developed a new study method.
开发成功后，产品就能使用。
kāi fā chéng gōng hòu， chǎn pǐn jiù néng shǐ yòng。
After development succeeds, the product can be used.
Mini dialogue
开发游戏
A
你在开发什么？
Nǐ zài kāifā shénme?
What are you developing?
B
我在开发一个新游戏。
Wǒ zài kāifā yī gè xīn yóuxì.
I am developing a new game.
开发软件
A
开发软件难吗？
Kāifā ruǎnjiàn nán ma?
Is developing software difficult?
B
不难，开发很有趣。
Bù nán, kāifā hěn yǒuqù.
Not difficult, developing is very interesting.
Related words and contrasts
similar
发展
fā zhǎn
develop; expand
发展 is a broader term for development, while 开发 often implies creating or exploiting resources.
related
创造
chuàng zào
create
创造 means to create something new, related to the innovative aspect of 开发.
opposite
破坏
pò huài
destroy
破坏 means to destroy, the opposite of developing or building.