Expressing "anyway" with "fanzheng"
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Lovers of the word "anyways" in English, rejoice! The word 反正 (fǎnzhèng) works essemtially the same way. It means "anyhow," or "regardless," and is used to disregard a previous statement, particularly those involving options or choices.
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反正 as "No Matter What"
Structure
You can put 反正 in the sentence after a comma or pause, similar to how we use "anyway" in English. It can be used with "不管."
[Disregarded Situation] ， 反正 ⋯⋯
Examples
- 不管 他 去 不 去 ，反正 我 要 去 。Regardless of whether he's going or not, I'm going anyway.
- 不管 你 信 不 信 ，反正 我 信 。No matter whether you believe this or not, I believe it anyway.
- 不管 他 爸爸 是 谁 ，反正 我 要 告 他 。No matter who his father is, I'm going to sue him anyway.
- 随便 别人 怎么 想 ，反正 我 无所谓。Other people can think whatever they want. I don't really care what people think.
- 说 不 说 都 一样 ，反正 没有 人 会 听 我 的 。Whether I speak or not, it's all the same. Nobody is going to listen to me anyway.
反正 to Emphasize a Reason
Structure
反正, in this case, is used to convey a certainty or resolution. It‘s similar to 既然 (jìrán). It can be placed either at the beginning or the end while 既然 can only be placed at the beginning.
反正 + Condition ，Decision / Suggestion
Examples
- 反正 他们 不 来 了，咱们 自己 去 吧。They are not coming anyway, so let's just go by ourselves.
- 反正 我 也 不 需要，就 送 给 你 吧。I don't need it anyway. So I'll just give it to you.
- 反正 我 家 够 大，你们 今晚 都 住 这儿 吧。My house is big enough, you can all stay here tonight.
- 反正 大家 都 知道 了，你 还 怕 什么？Everybody knows about it now anyway. What are you still afraid of?
- 反正 可以 刷卡 ，没有 现金 没什么 大不了 的 。Anyway, we can just use a credit card. It’s no big deal to have no cash.
