拿得起放得下 ná de qǐ fàng de xià

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. can pick it up or put it down (idiom)
  2. fig. to take what comes
  3. to meet gains or losses with equanimity

CHARACTERS

拿 ná
HSK 3
take, hold, grasp; bring; with
得 de
HSK 2
obtain, get, gain, acquire
起 qǐ
HSK 1
rise, stand up; go up; begin
放 fàng
HSK 3
put, release, free, liberate
得 de
HSK 2
obtain, get, gain, acquire
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down