想不開

想不开
xiǎngbukāi
  1. cannot figure out
  2. to be unable to take a lighter view
  3. to take things too hard
  4. to be depressed
  5. to fret over trifles

CEDICT

Homographs

想不開 xiǎngbùkāi

Entry Composition

1 想 xiǎng
  1. to think (about)
  2. to think of; to devise
  3. to think (that); to believe (that)
  4. to desire; to want (to)
  5. to miss (feel wistful about the absence of)
2 不 bù
  1. no; not so
  2. (bound form) not; un-
3 開 kāi
  1. to open (transitive or intransitive)
  2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
  3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
  4. to boil
  5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  6. (directional complement) away; off
  7. carat (gold)
  8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 Kāiěrwén
  9. abbr. for 開本 kāiběn, book format

Related entries

憋悶 biēmen
  1. to feel oppressed
  2. to be depressed
  3. to feel dejected