Expressing "just" do it with "gancui"

干脆 is an adverb meaning "you might as well" or "just," and is normally used by the speaker to propose a straightforward course of action within a difficult situation. The idea is "stop overthinking it and just do this!"

Structure

Subj. + 干脆 + Verb Phrase

Examples

• 家里什么都没有，干脆出去吃吧。Jiālǐ shénme dōu méiyǒu, gāncuì chūqù chī ba.There is nothing in the house, let's just go out to eat.
• 既然学不好，干脆别学了。Jìrán xué bù hǎo, gāncuì bié xuéle.Since you aren't going to study well, might as well not study at all.
• 这台破电脑又坏了，干脆别修了，买台新的吧。Zhè tái pò diànnǎo yòu huàile, gāncuì bié xiūle, mǎi táixīn de ba.This ratty computer broke again. Might as well not fix it and just buy a new one.
• 苹果很贵，我干脆没买，只买了点香蕉。Píngguǒ hěn guì, wǒ gāncuì méi mǎi, zhǐ mǎile diǎn xiāngjiāo.Apples are too expensive. I'd better not buy them, just some bananas.
• 这 个 人 不 诚实，干脆 不 要 和 他 做 朋友 了。Zhè gè rén bù chéngshí, gāncuì bùyào hé tā zuò péngyoule.This person is not sincere, you don't want to make friends with him.
• 这里 没 什么 好玩的，我们 干脆 回家 吧。Zhèlǐ méi shénme hǎowán de, wǒmen gāncuì huí jiā ba.It's no fun here, we might as well go home.
• 既然 你 也 喜欢 这个 沙发，我们干脆 买 回家 吧。Jìrán nǐ yě xǐhuān zhège shāfā, wǒmen gāncuì mǎi huí jiā ba.Since you also like this sofa, we might as well buy it and bring it home.
• 干脆 听 你 的，我 也 没 做 什么 攻略。Gāncuì tīng nǐ de, wǒ yě méi zuò shénme gōnglüè.I just listened to you and I didn't do anything.
• 现在 每天 都 要 戴 口罩，干脆 不 要 出门 了。Xiànzài měitiān dōu yào dài kǒuzhào,gāncuì bùyào chūménle.Now that we have to wear a mask everyday, I simply don't want to go out.
• 既然 你 都 喜欢，干脆 都 买 回来。Jìrán nǐ dōu xǐhuān, gāncuì dōu mǎi huílái.Since you like it all, we might as well buy all of them.

Sources and further reading

Dictionaries

• 现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp. 439) 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy

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