道みちを開ひらく

expression, godan verb (-ku)

open up a path; clear a path

Literal sense: physically creating or clearing a road, trail, or passage through an obstacle.

• 山やまの中なかで木きを切きって道みちを開ひらいた。

  We cut down trees in the mountains and opened up a path.

expression, godan verb (-ku)

pave the way; open up doors; break new ground

Figurative sense: creating opportunities, making progress possible, or pioneering in a field.

• 彼かれの研けん究きゅうは新あたらしい治ち療りょう法ほうへの道みちを開ひらいた。

  His research paved the way for new treatments.

• 若わかい世せ代だいが未み来らいへの道みちを拓ひらく。

  The younger generation will open up doors to the future.