反正 - Expressing "anyway"

HSK 5

If you love using "anyways" in English, you'll be happy to know that 反正 (fǎnzhèng) works in pretty much the same way! It means "anyhow" or "regardless," and you can use it to brush off a previous statement, especially when talking about options or choices.

Just like with "anyway" in English, you can throw 反正 into your sentence after a comma or a little pause. It's also great to use with "不管" (bùguǎn).

For example, if someone is trying to convince you to go out but you really don't want to, you might say, "不管你怎么说，反正我不去。" (No matter what you say, I'm not going anyway). Or, if the weather ruins your plans, you could say, "反正天气不好，我们就待在家里吧。" (Since the weather is bad anyway, let's just stay at home).

You can also use 反正 when someone's decision is already made and there's no point in arguing, like "他反正已经决定了，我们说什么也没用。" (He's made up his mind anyway, so it doesn't matter what we say).

So, go ahead and start using 反正 in your conversations. It's a handy little word that makes dismissing or disregarding things a lot easier, just like "anyways" does in English!

Sample Sentences

不管你怎么说，反正我不去。 (No matter what you say, I'm not going anyway.)

反正天气不好，我们就待在家里吧。 (Since the weather is bad anyway, let's just stay at home.)

他反正已经决定了，我们说什么也没用。 (He's made up his mind anyway, so it doesn't matter what we say.)

In a Text

今天早上，小丽和小明本来打算去公园散步，但天气预报说可能会下雨。小丽犹豫了一下，说：“我们还是去公园吗？万一下雨怎么办？”小明笑了笑，说：“没关系，反正我们有雨伞，去公园也没问题。”于是，他们决定还是去公园。

到了公园，果然开始下雨了。他们撑开雨伞，继续在公园里漫步。小丽看着灰蒙蒙的天空，说：“反正我们已经出来了，就享受这个雨天吧。”小明点点头，同意了她的想法。

后来，他们在公园里找到了一家小咖啡馆，坐下来喝咖啡。小丽说道：“反正我们也没有别的安排，不如在这里休息一会儿。”小明同意了，于是他们在咖啡馆里度过了一个愉快的下午。

• 犹豫 (yóuyù): to hesitate

• 万一 (wànyī): just in case; if by any chance

• 于是 (yúshì): so; thus

• 灰蒙蒙 (huīméngméng): gloomy; misty

• 说道 (shuōdào): to say; to state

This morning, Xiaoli and Xiaoming planned to go for a walk in the park, but the weather forecast said it might rain. Xiaoli hesitated and asked, "Should we still go to the park? What if it rains?" Xiaoming smiled and said, "It's okay, we have umbrellas anyway, so going to the park is no problem." So, they decided to go to the park.

When they arrived at the park, it started to rain as expected. They opened their umbrellas and continued their walk in the park. Xiaoli looked at the gray sky and said, "Since we're already out, let's enjoy this rainy day." Xiaoming nodded, agreeing with her idea.

Later, they found a small café in the park and sat down to have some coffee. Xiaoli said, "We don't have any other plans anyway, so why not rest here for a while?" Xiaoming agreed, and they spent a pleasant afternoon in the café.