索性 (suǒ xìng) — might as well; simply; just

Definição

索性 means 'simply / might as well,' often after deciding to drop hesitation and just do (or stop doing) something. Stronger and more decisive than 不妨 ('no harm in trying').

adverb
might as wellsimplyjust

Exemplos

  • 索性
    Jì rán nǐ bù xiǎng qù, suǒ xìng bié qù le.
    Since you don't want to go, you might as well not go.
  • 索性
    Wǒ zhǎo le hǎo jiǔ méi zhǎo dào, suǒ xìng bù zhǎo le.
    I looked for a long time and didn't find it, so I simply gave up looking.
  • 索性
    Tā yǐ jīng lái le, suǒ xìng ràng tā jìn lái ba.
    He's already here, so we might as well let him in.

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