No. 5,720 in Chinese
反正
"反正" means "anyway" or "no matter what."
In a sentence
反正天气不好,我们就待在家里吧。
Since the weather isn't good, we might as well stay at home.
Here, '反正' is used to introduce reasoning or justification for a decision or action.
反正你都决定了,我就不再说什么了。
Since you have already decided, I won't say anything further.
In this sentence, '反正' implies acceptance of a situation or an end to debate.
反正明天有空,咱们可以一起去逛街。
Since we are free tomorrow, we can go shopping together.
'反正' here denotes an existing condition or fact that supports the suggestion or proposal.
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