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拿得起放得下

ná de qǐ fàng de xià

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to take what comes
  3. 3. to meet gains or losses with equanimity

Child Words of 拿得起放得下

得
de

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

放
fàng

to put

下
xià

down

放得下
fàng de xià

to be able to put (sth) down; to have room for; to be able to accommodate

得
děi

to have to

拿
ná

to seize

得
dé

to obtain