想开
xiǎng kāi
Pinyin

Definition

想开
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xiǎng kāi
  1. to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)
  2. to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things
  3. to accept the situation and move on

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

想
xiǎng
  1. 1 to think
  2. 2 to believe
  3. 3 to suppose
  4. 4 to wish
  5. 5 to want
  6. 6 to miss (feel wistful about the absence of sb or sth)
梦想
mèng xiǎng
  1. 1 (fig.) to dream of
  2. 2 dream
幻想
huàn xiǎng
  1. 1 delusion
  2. 2 fantasy
心想
xīn xiǎng
  1. 1 to think to oneself
  2. 2 to think
  3. 3 to assume
思想
sī xiǎng
  1. 1 thought
  2. 2 thinking
  3. 3 idea
  4. 4 ideology
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
想到
xiǎng dào
  1. 1 to think of
  2. 2 to call to mind
  3. 3 to anticipate
想念
xiǎng niàn
  1. 1 to miss
  2. 2 to remember with longing
  3. 3 to long to see again
想法
xiǎng fǎ
  1. 1 way of thinking
  2. 2 opinion
  3. 3 notion
  4. 4 to think of a way (to do sth)
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
想要
xiǎng yào
  1. 1 to want to
  2. 2 to feel like
  3. 3 to fancy
  4. 4 to care for sb
  5. 5 desirous of
想象
xiǎng xiàng
  1. 1 to imagine
  2. 2 to fancy
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
想起
xiǎng qǐ
  1. 1 to recall
  2. 2 to think of
  3. 3 to call to mind
理想
lǐ xiǎng
  1. 1 an ideal
  2. 2 a dream
  3. 3 ideal
  4. 4 perfect
不堪设想
bù kān shè xiǎng
  1. 1 too horrible to contemplate
  2. 2 unthinkable
  3. 3 inconceivable
不想
bù xiǎng
  1. 1 unexpectedly
休想
xiū xiǎng
  1. 1 don't think (that)
  2. 2 don't imagine (that)
假想
jiǎ xiǎng
  1. 1 imaginary
  2. 2 virtual
  3. 3 to imagine
  4. 4 hypothesis
冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng
  1. 1 to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
冥想
míng xiǎng
  1. 1 to meditate
  2. 2 meditation
可想而知
kě xiǎng ér zhī
  1. 1 it is obvious that...
  2. 2 as one can well imagine...
回想
huí xiǎng
  1. 1 to recall
  2. 2 to recollect
  3. 3 to think back

Idioms (13)

冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng
  1. 1 to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
  3. 3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
左思右想
zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng
  1. 1 to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
  2. 2 to ponder
思前想后
sī qián xiǎng hòu
  1. 1 to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future
  2. 2 to ponder over reasons and connection
想入非非
xiǎng rù fēi fēi
  1. 1 to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
想方设法
xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
  1. 1 to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
  2. 2 to try this, that and the other
朝思暮想
zhāo sī mù xiǎng
  1. 1 to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)
痴心妄想
chī xīn wàng xiǎng
  1. 1 to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom)
  2. 2 to labor under a delusion
  3. 3 wishful thinking
癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉
lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu
  1. 1 lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to try to punch above one's weight
突发奇想
tū fā qí xiǎng
  1. 1 suddenly have a thought (idiom)
  2. 2 suddenly be inspired to do something
穷思苦想
qióng sī kǔ xiǎng
  1. 1 to think hard (idiom)
  2. 2 to give sth much thought
胡思乱想
hú sī luàn xiǎng
  1. 1 to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom)
  2. 2 to let one's imagination run wild
苦思冥想
kǔ sī míng xiǎng
  1. 1 to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
  2. 2 to rack one's brains

Sample Sentences

哎呀，谁说不是呢，啊哈，我的意思是，既然已经是前女友了，还是想开点儿天涯何处无芳草不是？诶，客舱安全检查了，遮光板给关一下，快快。
āiyā ，shéi shuō búshi ne ，ā hā ，wǒ de yìsi shì ，jìrán yǐjīng shì qiánnǚyǒu le ，háishi xiǎngkāi diǎnr5 tiānyá héchù wú fāngcǎo búshi ？ēi ，kècāng ānquán jiǎnchá le ，zhēguāngbǎn gěi guān yīxià ，kuài kuài 。
Ah, who says you aren’t? Ah ha, what I mean is, since she’s already your ex-girlfriend, you should try and accept things. There’s plenty more fish in the sea and all that, no? Agh, cabin safety inspection. Can you close the shade, quickly.
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是啊，这会儿你总算想通了。哎！兄弟，想开一点吧。
shì ā ，zhèhuìr nǐ zǒngsuàn xiǎng tōng le 。āi ！xiōngdì ，xiǎng kāi yīdiǎn ba 。
Yeah. Now you’ve finally come around. Hey, bro, try and get over it.
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