Chinese Traditional: 索性
Chinese Simplified: 索性
Pinyin: suo3 xing4
Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
English Meaning: might as well, simply, just

Example Sentences:

明天不必上班,索性好好休息一天。
明天不必上班,索性好好休息一天。
ming2 tian1 bu2 bi4 shang4 ban1, suo3 xing4 hao3 hao3 xiu1 xi2 yi4 tian1.
Since I don't have to work tomorrow, I'll just have a good day's rest.
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我們錯過最後一班車了,索性就在這裡住一晚吧。
我们错过最后一班车了,索性就在这里住一晚吧。
wo3 men5 cuo4 guo4 zui4 hou4 yi4 ban1 che1 le5, suo3 xing4 jiu4 zai4 zhe4 li3 zhu4 yi4 wan3 ba5.
We missed the last bus, so let's just stay here for the night.
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他覺得沒必要浪費時間,索性就辭掉了那份工作。
他觉得没必要浪费时间,索性就辞掉了那份工作。
ta1 jue2 de5 mei2 bi4 yao4 lang4 fei4 shi2 jian1, suo3 xing4 jiu4 ci2 diao4 le5 na4 fen4 gong1 zuo4.
He thought it was unnecessary to waste time, so he just quit the job.
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Related Words:

 

suǒ

1. large rope 2. to demand, to ask, to exact 3. to search 4. isolated

Here: to demand, to ask

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xìng

1. gender, sex 2. character, personality, nature 3. -ness, -ity (suffix) 4. quality, property 5. sexual

Here: character, personality, nature

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