<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:epub="http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops"> <head> <title>Expressing "just" do it with "gancui"</title> <link href="../Styles/main.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet"/> </head> <body> <h1>Expressing "just" do it with "gancui" </h1> <p>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. </p> <h2>Contents</h2> <ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1 Structure </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2 Examples </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3 See also </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4 Sources and further reading </span></li> <ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.1 Books </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.2 Dictionaries</span></li> </ul> </ul> <h3>Structure</h3> <div class="deux">Subj. + 干脆 + Verb </div> <h3>Examples</h3> <div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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.</span><br/></li> </ul> </div> <h3>See also</h3> <h3>Sources and further reading</h3> <h4>Books</h4> <h4>Dictionaries</h4> <div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp. 439) →buy</span><br/></li> </ul> </div> </body> </html>