索
性

You might as well (do it) in Chinese: 索性 (suǒ xìng)

suǒ xìng

you might as well (do it)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1you might as well (do it)
  2. 2simply
  3. 3just

Stroke order

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索
性

Zhuyin

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ㄙㄨㄛˇ

suǒ

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄥˋ

xìng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 反正睡不着，他索性起来看书。

    fǎn zhèng shuì bù zhe， tā suǒ xìng qǐ lái kàn shū。

    Since he couldn't sleep anyway, he simply got up to read.

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Related words

性

xìng

nature

性别

xìng bié

gender

性格

xìng gé

nature

个性

gè xìng

individuality

性质

xìng zhì

nature

男性

nán xìng

the male sex

女性

nǚ xìng

woman

搜索

sōu suǒ

to search (a place)

特性

tè xìng

property

线索

xiàn suǒ

trail

性能

xìng néng

function

探索

tàn suǒ

to explore

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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