也罢 (yě bà) — (fixed expression) all right, never mind (used alone to concede); in the pattern A也罢，B也罢 or 不管是A也罢，还是B — 'whether A or B'
Definition
Used alone to concede ('never mind, all right') or paired in an A也罢，B也罢 frame to mean 'whether A or B, either way'. The pairing variant always splits around the two items being listed.
idiom
(fixed expression) all rightnever mind (used alone to concede)in the pattern A也罢，B也罢 or 不管是A也罢，还是B — 'whether A or B'
Examples
- A:。B:也罢，。A: zhè ge tài guì le. B: yě bà, nà wǒ men bù mǎi le.A: This is too expensive. B: Never mind, we won't buy it.
- 也罢，，。Bù guǎn shì qù yě bà, hái shì bú qù, dōu yào tí qián gào sù wǒ men.Whether you go or not, let us know in advance.
- 也罢，，。Bù guǎn shì qíng tiān yě bà, hái shì xià yǔ, bǐ sài dōu huì jìn xíng.Whether it's sunny or rainy, the game will go on.
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