"Optimistic" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 乐观 | lè guān | optimistic / hopeful |   |
| 开朗 | kāi lǎng | spacious and well-lit / open and clear / (of character) optimistic / cheerful / carefree | |
| 豁达 | huò dá | optimistic / sanguine / generous / magnanimous / open-minded | |
| 乐天 | lè tiān | carefree / happy-go-lucky / optimistic | |
| 高高兴兴 | gāo gāo xìng xìng | cheerful and optimistic / in a good mood / gaily | |
| 不管三七二十一 | bù guǎn sān qī èr shí yī | regardless of the consequences / recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic forecast | |
| 道系 | dào xì | (slang, coined c. 2017, contrasted with 佛系[fo2xi4]) Dao-type, a type of person who has traits associated with a Daoist approach to life, such as being active, optimistic, earthy and forthright | |
| 想得美 | xiǎng de měi | to have an unrealistically optimistic expectation / (as an interjection) what a dreamer! | |
