反正
fǎn zhèng
Pinyin
Definition
反正
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- anyway
- in any case
- to come over from the enemy's side
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
Idioms (20)
一反常态
- 1 complete change from the normal state (idiom); quite uncharacteristic
- 2 entirely outside the norm
- 3 out of character
上梁不正下梁歪
- 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
偏邪不正
- 1 biased
- 2 prejudiced (idiom)
出尔反尔
- 1 old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word
- 2 to blow hot and cold
- 3 to contradict oneself
- 4 inconsistent
反唇相讥
- 1 to answer back sarcastically (idiom)
- 2 to retort
Sample Sentences
反正肠已断
My intestines are cut off anyway.
因为,反正人类也未必会把彼此当做同类。
After all, his fellow humans wouldn't necessarily always see him as an equal.
问题是一些没公德心的人,骑到目的地,车一扔就不管了,反正共享嘛!又不是自己的。
The problem is really with people with no sense of common decency, who just dump the bike when they reach their destination, because it's shared, right? It's not their own.
嗨,你真是太逗了,说吧,反正从这儿到世纪饭店也还有不少的路程。难得见你对物理学那么有兴趣。
Hey, you really are quite the tease. Go on then, as there is still quite a way to go before we reach the Century Hotel. It's rare to see you take such an interest in physics.
她呀,就这一个爱好,从小弹,算算也有十来年了,反正她学校功课也没让我们担心过,就让她弹呗。
Oh her. That's the only hobby she's got. Now thinking of it, she's been playing for ten years since she was a girl. We've never had to worry about her grades so we've just let her play as much as she wants.
我不知道你的朋友圈怎么样,反正我的朋友圈已经被无数微商刷屏了。
I don't know what your Moments is like, but my Moments has already been flooded with posts from WeChat merchants.
我倒觉得这次选情很冷,我身边人都漠不关心,反正胜负已经很明显了,一定是李德文啊。
I actually thought this election was a little dull, nobody I know has any strong feelings about it, because it is already clear who will win. Of course it will be Li De-wen.
你糊弄我呀?反正就是不能在店里吃是吗?
Are you kidding me? Why can’t I eat in the store?
后来有位南郭先生听说了这事,心里琢磨着,觉得这可是个捞钱的大好机会,于是他千方百计地混进了那支乐队。虽然他根本不会吹竽,但每回乐队演奏,他都跟着装模作样,手指这么按一按,头那么摇一摇,不时地流露出沉醉的表情,看着还真像是一位专业的乐师。反正没吹出声,也不会出错被发现。
When a man named Nan Guo heard about this, he pondered to himself, thinking this is an amazing opportunity to fish for bucks. Therefore, he did everything possible to infiltrate this orchestra. Although he does not know how to play the yu at all, he just had to press a finger or two, nod his head a few times, and occasionally express that he is fully immersed to look like a real musician. As long as he doesn’t play out any sounds, no one would know if there was a mistake anyway.
是吗?说不定他们真的有一腿,只是经纪公司说谎,反正荧光幕前,真真假假谁知道。
Really? Maybe they really did have sex, but the agency is lying about it, as when it comes to television no one really knows what is true and what is false.