<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>Using 反正 (fǎnzhèng) can be a bit addictive as it is seemingly possible to throw in everywhere. It means "anyhow," or "regardless"， and is used to disregard a previous statement, particularly those involving options or choices.</p> <h2 id="using-反正-to-mean-no-matter-what">Using 反正 to mean no matter what</h2> <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3> <p>Just put 反正 in the sentence after a comma or pause, similar to how we use "anyways" in English. It can be used with "不管."</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Disregarded Situation， 反正⋯⋯</p> </div> <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>不管 他 去 不 去，<em>反正</em> 我 要 去。<span class="trans">No matter he's going or not, I'm going anyway.</span></li> <li>不管 你 信 不 信，<em>反正</em> 我 信 了。<span class="trans">No matter you believe this or not, I believe it anyway.</span></li> <li>你 想 去 哪儿 就 去 哪儿 吧， <em>反正</em> 我 无所谓。<span class="trans">Go wherever you want. I don't really care anyway.</span></li> <li>说 不 说 都 一样，<em>反正</em> 没有 人 会 听 我 的 意见。<span class= "trans">Speaking or not is all the same. Nobody is going to listen to what my opinion anyway.</span></li> <li>他们 怎么 想 都 不 重要，<em>反正</em> 我 已经 决定 了。<span class="trans">What they think doesn't matter. I made my decision anyway.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="using-反正-to-giving-an-emphasis-on-the-fact">Using 反正 to giving an emphasis on the fact</h2> <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3> <p>反正, in this case, is used to convey a certainty or resolution. It‘s similar to <a href= "Expressing_"since"_with_"jiran"" title= "wikilink">既然</a>. It can be placed either at the beginning or the end while 既然 can only be placed at the beginning.</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>反正＋condition，decision or resolution</p> </div> <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li><em>反正</em> 他们 不 来 了，咱们 自己 去 吧。<span class="trans">They are not coming anyway, so let's just go by ourselves.</span></li> <li><em>反正</em> 我 也 不 需要，就 送 给 你 吧。<span class="trans">I don't need it anyway. So I'll just give it to you.</span></li> <li><em>反正</em> 我 家 够 大，你们 今晚 都 住 这儿 吧。<span class="trans">My house is big enough, you can all stay here tonight.</span></li> <li><em>反正</em> 大家 都 知道 了，你 还 怕 什么？<span class="trans">Everybody knows about it now. So what are you still afraid of?</span></li> <li><em>反正</em> 我 已经 送 了 礼物，要 不 要 是 她 的 事。<span class="trans">I've already given her the present. It's her business to take it or not.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2> <ul> <li><a href=""No_matter"_with_"wulun"" title= "wikilink">"No matter" with "wulun"</a></li> <li><a href=""No_matter"_with_"buguan"" title= "wikilink">"No matter" with "buguan"</a></li> <li><a href="Expressing_"since"_with_"jiran"" title="wikilink">Expressing "since" with "jiran"</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_6_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC6)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 6 (新实用汉语课本6)</a> (p.209) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561925271/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7561925271"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "Short-term_Spoken_Chinese:_Elementary_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%8F%A3%E8%AF%AD%E9%80%9F%E6%88%90%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E7%AF%87)" title="wikilink">Short-term Spoken Chinese: Elementary (汉语口语速成基础篇)</a> (pp.139-140) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00326U9MS/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B00326U9MS"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category: B2 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>