to open up new horizons, markets, or fields of knowledge

to expand, extend, or broaden in scope, such as business, markets, horizons, or territory

to broaden

branch of the Xianbei nomadic people, founders of the Northern Wei dynasty (386-534)

(math.) (loanword) topology

an innovator who leads the way in a new field of research or activity

Deng Tuo (1912-1966), a Chinese sociologist and journalist who died during the Cultural Revolution and wrote under the pen name Ma Nancun.

being groundbreaking or innovative in character

to open up land for agriculture

rubbings from a tablet

living in dire straits or being down and out

To expand one's territory or conquer new lands; (figuratively) to expand a business into new markets.

rubbing of an inscription

(math.) topology

unconventional; uninhibited; free-spirited

outdoor education program or outward bound training

(math.) geometric topology

the study of manifolds and their properties in the field of mathematics

Rio Tinto (UK-Australian mining corporation)

BHP Billiton (Anglo-Australian mining corporation)

making a stone rubbing to copy an inscription

(computing) hub; dock

to broaden one's horizons

algebraic topology (mathematics)

(math.) topological space

topological structure

branch of the Xianbei nomadic people, founders of Northern Wei (386-534)

Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534)