想开

Traditional: 想開

xiǎng kāi

Dictionary entry

to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)

What does 想开 mean?

想开 (xiǎng kāi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)

2to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things

3to accept the situation and move on

Character breakdown

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想xiǎngto think (about) · to think of; to devise 开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start

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想开

xiǎng kāi

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