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

下
xià

down

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

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

得
děi

to have to

拿
ná

to seize

放
fàng

to put

放得下
fàng de xià

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