干脆 (just / simply / might as well)
IntroducedThe group stops debating and changes the plan
- Three attempts to repair a bag have failed. Someone says just干脆to exchange换一个(suggestion)吧。 — “Let us just replace it, then.” The speaker proposes a direct way forward.
- just干脆 presents a decision as straightforward. It does not prove the choice is cheapest, best or impossible to reverse.
Put just干脆 before the proposed action
- Use subject + just干脆 + verb phrase, or lead a suggestion with just干脆: he / him他just干脆mountain pass关(completed / change)了cell phone手机 / just干脆do not别go去(completed / change)了。
- Keep just干脆 together. In the neutral written pattern here, it comes before the action or decision it modifies.
just干脆do not别go去了。
修了三次还坏，____换一个吧。
干脆 proposes a direct alternative after repeated failed repairs.
Distinguish the decision from its quality
- variant of 修修(completed / change)了third三次还坏，just干脆to exchange换一个(suggestion)吧 presents replacement as a direct response to failed repairs. The sentence does not contain enough information to calculate the best financial choice.
- A reader can understand the proposed decision while disagreeing with it. A decisiveness word is not independent evidence that the action is sensible.
她回答得很干脆 describes…
The 得 phrase describes how she answered.
A later reversal is still possible
- he / him他just干脆mountain pass关(completed / change)了cell phone手机，afterwards后来again又to open打开(completed / change)了。 can describe a direct initial action followed by a later change.
- The reversal does not automatically make the sentence ungrammatical. Explain the change in context rather than treating just干脆 as a promise that the decision lasts forever.
Decision or manner?
Distinguish contextual meanings and the limits of what each example states.
A decision introduced by 干脆 can later change.
The word does not make the decision permanent.
Match each example to its meaning.
Read the full phrase and context.
Recognise the descriptive adjective
- she / her她to reply回答(degree marker)得degree / adjective linker很just干脆。 describes a clear, decisive manner of answering. Here just干脆 is part of a description, not simply “might as well answer.”
- Compare she / her她just干脆not不to reply回答(completed / change)了。 — “She simply stopped answering.” Word position and the rest of the sentence distinguish the uses.
干脆换一个吧 proves replacing the item is objectively the best choice.
It presents a direct proposal, not evidence of optimality.
Which states that she chose not to answer?
不回答 states the chosen action; the 得 construction instead describes an answer.
Interpret a choice without adding a guarantee
- For a direct suggestion, just干脆oneself自己to make做(suggestion)吧 means “Let us just do it ourselves, then.” State what decision is proposed.
- Keep separate questions separate: is it a direct choice, is it a good choice, and does the person later change it? The modifier answers only part of that account.
just干脆 can modify a direct action or describe a decisive manner. It does not guarantee that the choice is objectively best or permanent.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Adverbs.
A person turns a phone off and later turns it on. What follows?
A direct choice can apply to the present situation without lasting forever.
Repeated failed repairs can supply context for proposing a replacement with 干脆.
The situation motivates a direct alternative without proving it is always best.
Recall the situation: The group stops debating and changes the plan. Decide what the speaker wanted to communicate. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.