索性
might as well; simply go ahead and
Structure
（既然／反正）情况已经这样 ， 主语 索性 动词（更彻底的做法）
What it means
“Might as well; simply go ahead and”: since things have already turned out this way, you go the whole way instead of half-measures.
How it is built
（既然／反正）situation，subject + 索性 + verb: 反正已经迟到了，索性吃完早饭再去 (I’m late anyway, so I might as well finish breakfast).
When to use it
Spoken in tone. The reason usually comes first (既然…, 反正…, 越…越…). 干脆 (lesson 1-14) is close and usually interchangeable here, but 干脆 is also an adjective, “straightforward”.
Watch out
✗ 他说话很索性 ✓ 他说话很干脆: 索性 is not an adjective. It reacts to a situation, so do not use it for a plan calmly made in advance.
Examples
既然补课这条路走不通了，他索性带着一批英语老师在网上直播卖农产品。
Since the tutoring road was closed, he simply took a group of English teachers online to sell farm produce by livestream.
雨越下越大，我们索性在咖啡馆里坐到了天黑。
The rain grew heavier and heavier, so we simply sat on in the café until dark.
反正已经迟到了，索性吃完早饭再去。
I’m late anyway, so I might as well finish breakfast before I go.
Learn this in Lesson 48 · HSK 5–6: 鸡娃与双减 (Education pressure and the tutoring ban)
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