索性
suǒ xìng
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人性
rén xìng
  1. 1 human nature
  2. 2 humanity
  3. 3 human
  4. 4 the totality of human attributes
任性
rèn xìng
  1. 1 willful
  2. 2 headstrong
  3. 3 unruly
个性
gè xìng
  1. 1 individuality
  2. 2 personality
女性
nǚ xìng
  1. 1 woman
  2. 2 the female sex
弹性
tán xìng
  1. 1 flexibility
  2. 2 elasticity

Idioms (13)

不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
  1. 1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
  2. 2 to fire from the hip
修心养性
xiū xīn yǎng xìng
  1. 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
  1. 1 to mull over (idiom)
  2. 2 to think long and hard
好记性不如烂笔头
hǎo jì xìng bù rú làn bǐ tóu
  1. 1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
按图索骥
àn tú suǒ jì
  1. 1 lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
  3. 3 to try and find sth with the help of a clue

Sample Sentences

刮个痧好了，我带了刮痧板，别去车上，一样热，索性去便利商店吧，我也快热晕了。
guā gè shā hǎo le ，wǒ dài le guāshā bǎn ，biéqù chēshang ，yīyàng rè ，suǒxìng qù biànlì shāngdiàn ba ，wǒ yě kuài rè yūn le 。
Let's do guasha on her, I brought my guasha board. Don't get in the car, it's just as hot, we may as well go to a convenience store, I'm getting dizzy from the heat too.
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其实在美国也是存在争议的。有些人跟你的看法差不多。不过，还有很多人觉得，枪击案发生的原因不在于枪，而是用枪的人。即使禁枪了，他还是有可能通过别的渠道得到枪支，或者索性用刀之类的武器。
qíshí zài Měiguó yě shì cúnzài zhēngyì de 。yǒuxiērén gēn nǐ de kànfǎ chàbuduō 。bùguò ，háiyǒu hěn duō rén juéde ，qiāngjī‘àn fāshēng de yuányīn bù zàiyú qiāng ，érshì yòng qiāng de rén 。jíshǐ jìnqiāng le ，tā háishì yǒu kěnéng tōngguò biéde qúdào dédào qiāngzhī ，huò zhě suǒxìng yòng dāo zhīlèi de wǔqì 。
In fact, there's a debate about this in America. Some people have pretty much the same point of view that you do. However, there are many people who think that the reason shootings happen aren't because of the guns, but rather the person using the gun. Even if guns are illegal, he'll still be able to get a gun through other channels, or start using knives as weapons instead.
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嗯，在美国的确很多人认为中国人普遍比较小气，给小费很抠门，要么索性不给。
ng ，zài Měiguó díquè hěn duō rén rènwéi Zhōngguórén pǔbiàn bǐjiào xiǎoqì ，gěi xiǎofèi hěn kōumén ，yàome suǒxìng bù gěi 。
Well, actually in America many people consider Chinese people to generally be pretty cheap and are stingy about giving tips. You might as well not give them, right?
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融资和成本的问题，还有招工的问题，我记得那个时候有单都不敢接。索性，咬咬牙，卖了！现在么，主要投资房产。
róngzī hé chéngběn de wèntí ，háiyǒu zhāogōng de wèntí ，wǒ jìde nàge shíhou yǒu dān dōu bùgǎn jiē 。suǒxìng ，yǎoyao yá ，mài le ！xiànzài me ，zhǔyào tóuzī fángchǎn 。
At the time I remember we didn't even dare to take an order because of issues with our finances and the net cost of production as well as issues with hiring workers. I thought long and hard about it and finally decided to just sell it! As for now, I'm primarily investing in housing.
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