"想得開" meaning in Chinese

See 想得開 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: xiǎngdekāi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄎㄞ [Mandarin, bopomofo], xiǎngdekāi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], siǎngde̊kai [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hsiang³-tê⁵-kʻai¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], syǎng-de-kāi [Mandarin, Yale], sheang.dekai [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сяндэкай [Mandarin, Palladius], sjandɛkaj [Mandarin, Palladius] Forms: 想得开
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 想得開
  1. to not let bad things affect one's mood; to look on the bright side Synonyms: 看得開/看得开, 看得開, 看得开
    Sense id: en-想得開-zh-verb-jCm9z2YW Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "roman": "xiǎngbùkāi",
      "word": "想不開"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiǎngbùkāi",
      "word": "想不开"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "english": "You have to look on the bright side.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Nǐ děi xiǎngdekāi a.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "你得想得開啊。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "You have to look on the bright side.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
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          "roman": "Nǐ děi xiǎngdekāi a.",
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          ],
          "text": "你得想得开啊。",
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        "to not let bad things affect one's mood; to look on the bright side"
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      "id": "en-想得開-zh-verb-jCm9z2YW",
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        [
          "bad",
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        [
          "thing",
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        ],
        [
          "affect",
          "affect"
        ],
        [
          "mood",
          "mood"
        ],
        [
          "look on the bright side",
          "look on the bright side"
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          "word": "看得開/看得开"
        },
        {
          "word": "看得開"
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      "zh-pron": "xiǎngdekāi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄎㄞ"
    },
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "xiǎngdekāi"
    },
    {
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siǎngde̊kai"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsiang³-tê⁵-kʻai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syǎng-de-kāi"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sheang.dekai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяндэкай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjandɛkaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "想得開"
}
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      "roman": "xiǎngbùkāi",
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          "roman": "Nǐ děi xiǎngdekāi a.",
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          ],
          "text": "你得想得開啊。",
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        },
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            "MSC",
            "Simplified Chinese"
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        }
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        [
          "mood",
          "mood"
        ],
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          "look on the bright side",
          "look on the bright side"
        ]
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiǎngdekāi"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄤˇ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄎㄞ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xiǎngdekāi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "siǎngde̊kai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsiang³-tê⁵-kʻai¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syǎng-de-kāi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sheang.dekai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяндэкай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjandɛkaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴ d̥ə⁴ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "看得開/看得开"
    },
    {
      "word": "看得開"
    },
    {
      "word": "看得开"
    }
  ],
  "word": "想得開"
}

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