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Expressing "anyway" with 反正 ("fan3zheng4")

反正 fǎnzhèng

Adverb
HSK 4

Structure

[Disregarded Situation] ， 反正 ⋯⋯ 反正 + Reason ，Decision / Suggestion Decision / Suggestion ，反正 + Reason

Definition

表示不管情况如何，结果或决定不变；相当于‘无论如何’、‘不管怎样’。

Indicates that regardless of the situation, the result or decision remains unchanged; equivalent to 'anyway', 'in any case', or 'no matter what'.

Usage

常用于句首或句中，引出一种不变的态度、行为或结果，强调不受其他条件影响。后面常跟‘都’、‘也’等副词呼应。

Often used at the beginning or middle of a sentence to introduce an unchanged attitude, action, or result, emphasizing that it is not affected by other conditions. Often followed by adverbs like '都' (dōu) or '也' (yě).

Examples

  • 1 反正我不去，你叫别人吧。(Anyway, I'm not going. Ask someone else.)
  • 2 反正时间还早，我们再坐一会儿吧。(Anyway, it's still early, let's sit a bit longer.)
  • 3 不管你怎么说，反正我已经决定了。(No matter what you say, I've already decided anyway.)
  • 4 反正他也不会来，我们就不用等了。(Anyway, he won't come, so we don't need to wait.)
  • 5 反正闲着也是闲着，不如出去走走。(Anyway, I'm free anyway, might as well go for a walk.)

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