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| − | * 家里什么都没有，<em>干脆</em>出去吃吧。 | + | * 家里什么都没有，<em>干脆</em>出去吃吧。<span class="trans">There is nothing in the house, let's just go out to eat.</span> |
| − | * 既然学不好，<em>干脆</em>别学了。 | + | * 既然学不好，<em>干脆</em>别学了。<span class="trans">Since you aren't going to study well, might as well not study at all.</span> |
| − | * 这台破电脑又坏了，<em>干脆</em>别修了，买台新的吧。 | + | * 这台破电脑又坏了，<em>干脆</em>别修了，买台新的吧。<span class-"trans">This ratty computer broke again. Might as well not fix it and just buy a new one.</span> |
| − | * 苹果很贵，我<em>干脆</em>没买，只买了点香蕉。 | + | * 苹果很贵，我<em>干脆</em>没买，只买了点香蕉。<span class="trans">Apples are too expensive. I'd better not buy them, just some bananas.</span> |
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Revision as of 07:01, 1 July 2013
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.
Structure
Subject + 干脆 + Verb.
Examples
- 家里什么都没有，干脆出去吃吧。There is nothing in the house, let's just go out to eat.
- 既然学不好，干脆别学了。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。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。Apples are too expensive. I'd better not buy them, just some bananas.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
Dictionaries
- 现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp.439) →buy
