横竖 (héng shu) — (adverb) anyway; in any case; regardless

Definition

Colloquial adverb meaning 'anyway / in any case' — stronger and more emphatic than 反正, often paired with 都 to stress that the outcome doesn't depend on the situation.

adverb

anywayin any caseregardless

Examples

横竖，。
Wǒ héng shu yào qù, nǐ bú yòng zài quàn wǒ le.
I'm going anyway – you don't need to talk me out of it.
横竖，。
héng shu Dōu yí yàng, nǐ zì jǐ jué dìng ba.
It's all the same anyway – you decide for yourself.
横竖，。
Tā héng shu bù kěn shuō, zài wèn yě méi yòng.
He won't say it anyway; asking again is useless.

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