<!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>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 id="structure">Structure</h2> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Subj. + 干脆 + Verb</p> </div> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>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></li> <li>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></li> <li>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></li> <li>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></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <h3 id="dictionaries">Dictionaries</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8%EF%BC%88%E7%AC%AC5%E7%89%88%EF%BC%89" class="uri" title="wikilink">现代汉语词典（第5版）</a> (pp.439) <a href= "http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/dp/B001B1RZCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693609&sr=8-1"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:B2_grammar_points" title= "wikilink">Category:B2 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>