也罢

也罷
yěbà
particle #15,904

Meanings

  1. 1 never mind
  2. 2 fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)
  3. 3 whether...or...

Examples

Qù yěbà, bù qù yěbà, suí nǐ.
Whether you go or not, it's up to you.
Suàn le, yěbà.
Forget it, never mind.

Tips

grammar
Two main patterns: (1) Used alone at the end of a sentence to express resignation: 也罢 = 'fine then, let it be.' (2) Reduplicated A也罢B也罢 to mean 'whether A or B' — similar to 也好...也好.
register
More literary and dramatic than everyday speech. In casual conversation, people would say 算了 (suàn le) or 随便 (suíbiàn ba) instead.

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