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反正

Anyway; in any case

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5

(无论/不管…),反正 + unchanged conclusion | 反正 + reason,…

反正 has two uses. (1) Whatever the circumstances, the conclusion stays the same, often with 不管/无论: 不管你信不信,反正我没说谎. (2) It gives a reason that makes something no big deal, 'anyway': 反正我也没事,就陪你去吧. Compared with 毕竟 (a basic fact used to explain), 反正 sounds casual or resigned, and it is not used in questions.

HSK 5 dialogues (speaker attitude) and gap fills.

Examples

  • 不管你信不信,反正我没说谎。

    Whether you believe me or not, I didn't lie.

  • 别着急,反正时间还早。

    Don't rush — it's still early anyway.

  • 反正我也没事,就陪你去吧。

    I've got nothing to do anyway, so I'll go with you.

  • 你去不去都行,反正我要去。

    Whether you go or not, I'm going anyway.

Exercises

  1. 1.不管别人怎么说, 我相信你。

  2. 2.别打车了, 也不远,我们走过去吧。

  3. 3.“反正我也没事,我陪你去吧”中“反正”表示:

  4. 4.你同意也好,不同意也好,我 要试试。

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