想得開

See also: 想得开

Chinese

		to think; to believe; to suppose to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	open; operate (vehicle); start
trad. (想得開)		想	得	開
simp. (想得开)		想	得	开

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎngdekāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄎㄞ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎngdekāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄎㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎngde̊kai
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang³-tê⁵-kʻai¹
    • Yale: syǎng-de-kāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheang.dekai
    • Palladius: сяндэкай (sjandɛkaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/

Verb

想得開

1. to not let bad things affect one's mood; to look on the bright side

   你得想得開啊。 [MSC, trad.]
   你得想得开啊。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ děi xiǎngdekāi a. [Pinyin]

   You have to look on the bright side.

Synonyms

• 看得開／看得开

Antonyms

• 想不開／想不开 (xiǎngbùkāi)