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想得开

xiǎng de kāi

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Definitions

  1. 1. to not take to heart
  2. 2. to be free of worried thoughts
  3. 3. to adopt a lighthearted perspective
  4. 4. lighthearted

Child Words of 想得开

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

开
kāi

to open

得
děi

to have to

得
dé

to obtain

想
xiǎng

to think (about)