# 索性 (suǒxìng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 索性 (suǒxìng) means “(adv) might as well; simply”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (adv) might as well; simply
- Pinyin: suǒxìng (suo3 xing4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 既然打不到车，我们索性走回去。
  Jìrán dǎbudào chē, wǒmen suǒxìng zǒuhuíqù.
  Since we can't find a car, we might as well walk back.

## Characters

- 索 (suǒ): to search; to demand
- [性](https://hanziro.com/word/xing-nature/) (xìng): nature; quality

https://hanziro.com/word/suo-xing-might-as-well/

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