拿得起放得下

ná de qǐ fàng de xià

Dictionary entry

lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)

What does 拿得起放得下 mean?

拿得起放得下 (ná de qǐ fàng de xià) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)

2fig. to take what comes

3to meet gains or losses with equanimity

Character breakdown

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拿náold variant of 拿[na2]得déto obtain · to get 起qǐto rise · to raise 放fàngto put · to place 下xiàdown · downwards

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拿得起放得下

ná de qǐ fàng de xià

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