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索性

suǒ xìng

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

索性 (suǒ xìng) means "you might as well (do it); simply; just". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 索性 means

1. you might as well (do it)
2. simply
3. just

How 索性 is used in grammar

索性 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Connective, Manner and Modal Adverbs (HSK 6)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 7-9, adverbs (语气副词).

The characters in 索性

• 索suǒto search; to demand; to ask
• 性xìngnature; character; property

Words containing 索性

• 探索性tàn suǒ xìngexploratory

Sounds the same

Read suǒ xìng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 所幸fortunately (formal writing)

Where 索性 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · suàn–tā (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read suǒ xìng correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.