想開

Chinese

		to think; to believe; to suppose to think; to believe; to suppose; to wish; to want; to miss	open; operate (vehicle); start
trad. (想開)		想	開
simp. (想开)		想	开

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎngkāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄞ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng² hoi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎngkāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎngkai
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang³-kʻai¹
    • Yale: syǎng-kāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheangkai
    • Palladius: сянкай (sjankaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng² hoi¹
    • Yale: séung hōi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng² hoi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng² hoi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ³⁵ hɔːi̯⁵⁵/

Verb

想開

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

Antonyms

• 想不開／想不开 (xiǎngbùkāi)