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索性

suǒxìng
adverb HSK 7-9 #24,376

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 2
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.
HSK 4
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.

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.

Stroke Order

索 suǒ
性 xìng