反正 (anyway / in any case)
Whatever happens, the answer stands
- anyway反正 = "anyway / in any case" — the outcome holds whatever happens.
- anyway反正I / me我not不to go去 = "I'm not going, anyway."
- It waves away the alternatives as irrelevant.
anyway反正 + (firm conclusion)
- anyway反正 signals your mind is made up, regardless of the reasons.
anyway反正I我not不go去。
- anyway反正I / me我not不to go去 = "I'm not going, whatever happens."
Explore
Correct or broken?
反正 plants the bottom line: whatever happens, this part is fixed.
Practice
I'm not going, anyway: ____ 我不去。
反正 + conclusion = anyway: 反正我不去.
Practice
反正 means the speaker's mind is made up.
Yes — “anyway, (this is what happens)”.
Recap
Key idea
- anyway反正 + (firm conclusion) — "anyway / in any case"
- anyway反正I / me我not不to go去 = I'm not going, anyway
- The conclusion holds regardless of the alternatives
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Adverbs.
Practice
反正 signals that the conclusion…
反正 waves away the alternatives as irrelevant.