索性

suǒxìng

adverb HSK 7-9 #24,376

Meanings

1 might as well
2 simply
3 just (do it and be done with it)

Characters

simply; straightforwardly

nature; temperament

Examples

既然来了，索性多住几天吧。

Jìrán lái le, suǒxìng duō zhù jǐ tiān ba.

Since you're here, you might as well stay a few more days.

雨下得太大了，我们索性不去了。

Yǔ xià de tài dà le, wǒmen suǒxìng bù qù le.

It's raining too hard; let's just not go.

Tips

usage

索性 expresses a decisive 'might as well' attitude — making a bold or straightforward choice, often after some deliberation. Similar to 干脆 (gāncuì).

Stroke Order

索 suǒ

性 xìng