反正 (fǎn zhèng) — anyway; in any case; regardless
Definition
Says 'anyway / in any case' to dismiss reasons and move on. Like 无论如何 (more formal) but casual and spoken; weaker than 好歹 ('after all / for better or worse').
adverb
anywayin any caseregardless
Examples
- 反正，。fǎn zhèng Wǒ yě bù xiǎng qù, nǐ bāng wǒ gēn tā shuō yī shēng ba.Anyway, I don't want to go either, so please tell him for me.
- 反正，。fǎn zhèng Shí jiān hái zǎo, wǒ men màn màn zǒu guò qù ba.In any case, it's still early, so let's walk over slowly.
- ，反正。Bù guǎn nǐ zěn me shuō, fǎn zhèng wǒ bù xiāng xìn.No matter what you say, I don't believe it anyway.
Grammar
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