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<p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">干脆</span>&#160;is an adverb meaning "<b>you might as well</b>" or "<b>just</b>," and is normally used by the speaker to propose a straightforward course of action within a difficult situation.</p>

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    <div class="deux">Subj. +&#160;<span class="hanzist">干脆</span>&#160;+ Verb</div>
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      <li><span class="hanzi">家里什么都没有，干脆出去吃吧。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">There is nothing in the house, let's just go out to eat.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">既然学不好，干脆别学了。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">Since you aren't going to study well, might as well not study at all.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">这台破电脑又坏了，干脆别修了，买台新的吧。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">This ratty computer broke again. Might as well not fix it and just buy a new one.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">苹果很贵，我干脆没买，只买了点香蕉。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">Apples are too expensive. I'd better not buy them, just some bananas.</span></li>
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    <li><span class="hanzi">现代汉语词典（第5版）</span> (pp.439) </li>
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