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想不开 Pronunciation and Pinyin

想不开 Usage and Examples

take things too hard

brood over something

unable to accept the reality

何必因为一次成绩不好就想不开呢?

Why get upset just because you got one bad grade?

告诉自己:想不开就不想、得不到就不要。

Tell yourself: why do not want to, do not do not.

The characters in 想不开

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
想
xiǎng13think, miss, want
不
bù4not
开
kāi4open, start, operate

More words starting with 想

  • xiǎng想yi一xiǎng想Think about it, Have a think
  • xiǎng想bù不chū出can't think of, can't come up with
  • xiǎng想bù不chū出lái来Can't think of anything, Can't come up with it
  • xiǎng想bú不dào到unexpected
  • xiǎng想bù不míng明bai白Can't understand, Can't figure it out
  • xiǎng想bù不qīng清chu楚Can't think clearly, Confused
  • xiǎng想bù不qǐ起lái来can't remember, can't recall
  • xiǎng想bu不tōng通de的incomprehensible, puzzling
  • xiǎng想gè个think of one, come up with one
  • xiáng想mǎi买shén什me么jiù就mǎi买shén什me么Buy whatever you want, Get anything you like
  • xiáng想mǎi买de的Desired items, Things to buy
  • xiǎng想le了thought, considered

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Questions about 想不开

What does 想不开 mean in Chinese?

想不开 (xiǎng bù kāi) means “take things too hard, brood over something, unable to accept the reality”.

How do you pronounce 想不开?

想不开 is pronounced xiǎng bù kāi in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “take things too hard” in Chinese?

“take things too hard” is 想不开 (xiǎng bù kāi) in Chinese.

How is 想不开 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 想不开, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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