想得开

Traditional: 想得開

xiǎng de kāi

Dictionary entry

to not take to heart

What does 想得开 mean?

想得开 (xiǎng de kāi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to not take to heart

2to be free of worried thoughts

3to adopt a lighthearted perspective

4lighthearted

Character breakdown

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

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想得开

xiǎng de kāi

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