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想開

简想开 · 繁想開

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎng kāi

to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)
to avoid dwelling on unpleasant things
to accept the situation and move on

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想: xiǎng · think, speculate, plan, consider
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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3–1 · xiang3 kai1

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verb

to think about the good aspects of something and be optimistic; to get over (a shock, etc.)

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