might as well; simply (adv.)
HSK 6
Traditional
索性 (unaltered)
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Examples
天气这么热，我们索性待在家里吧。 tiānqì zhème rè, wǒmen suǒxìng dāi zài jiā lǐ ba - The weather is so hot, let’s just stay home.
既然等不到公交车，我们索性走路吧。 jìrán děng bù dào gōngjiāochē, wǒmen suǒxìng zǒulù ba - Since we can’t wait for the bus, let’s just walk.
他索性辞职了，开始自己的事业。 tā suǒxìng cízhí le, kāishǐ zìjǐ de shìyè - He simply quit his job and started his own business.
既然天气不好，我们索性取消了计划。 jìrán tiānqì bù hǎo, wǒmen suǒxìng qǔxiāo le jìhuà - Since the weather is bad, we just canceled the plan.
东西坏了，他索性扔掉了。 dōngxi huài le, tā suǒxìng rēngdiào le - The thing broke, so he just threw it away.
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性 xìng - sex; gender; character, nature; quality; (grammar) gender; suffix used to form nouns and adjectives |
索 suǒ - rope; to look for; to investigate; to demand |