想不开

想不開
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

想不开 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 开 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, 开尔文 Kāiěrwén
  9. abbr. for 开本 kāiběn, book format

Related entries

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