Question Help me with translating this sentence please

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    Namjoon9499 Well-Known Member

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    Hey, could you guys help me translate this sentence,

    「做人呢,要把眼界放開……

    Any help is really appreciated, thank you <3
     
    Namjoon9499, Apr 21, 2017
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    Archaic pickle Daoist Heavenly Kimichi

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    Do not let your mind go
    Google translate-san
     
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    not even close
     
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    Better?
     
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    zhainan2157 『Villager No.2157』『Kawaii Connoisseur』

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    着人呢 means to be a human being
    要把 means needs to
    眼界放開 means open up your eyes
    I'm not that good at chinese but depending on the context on what you're translating it could mean for example "if you want to be a person, you must open your eyes" or "if you want to be a humane person, open up your eyes and see the reality of the situation" or "if you want to be a human being, let go of your limited views" etc etc...
    I can't really tell what it means exactly since I have no idea what's going on in the story you are translating.
     
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    zhainan2157, Apr 21, 2017
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    I think it means "Don't let your mind* wander."
    *you can change it to thoughts if you like
     
    Bunbun3, Apr 21, 2017
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    something along the lines of " to be a man, one must broaden their horizons"
     
    orensan, Apr 21, 2017
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    As a person, you need to open your eyes....
     
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    You have to conduct yourself in an open-minded fashion.
     
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    ^ This. It's more of: As a person, one must broaden their horizons
     
    nacochip, Apr 22, 2017
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    Namjoon9499, Apr 23, 2017
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    translations: As humans, we ought to be more open minded.
     
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    As a human, you should open the mind
     
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    Literal - 做人呢,要把眼界放開

    Being a person neh, have to let eye world open

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    As a human / person, one should keep an open mind
     
    Mistelteinn, Jun 5, 2017
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    I got to agree with Mistelteinn on this one.

    As a human, one should keep an open mind...

    Though there needs to be more context. For example, if it's about business, It might mean "To function in this society, you need to look farther/deeper/be more aware of what's going on."
     
    Incarneous, Jun 6, 2017
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