拿得起放得下 ná de qǐ fàng de xià

to meet gains or losses with equanimity

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
拿 ná HSK 3
to take; to hold
得 de HSK 2
link verb to result or degree; to get; must
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start
放 fàng HSK 3
to put; to place; to release
得 de HSK 2
link verb to result or degree; to get; must
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down