HSK 6 · Function Words

索性 suǒxìng “might as well” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 索性 means

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

How to say 索性

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale索suǒ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale性xìng4th tone, falling

索性 in a sentence

  1. 雨太大了，我们索性不出去了。

    Yǔ tài dà le, wǒmen suǒxìng bù chūqù le.

    The rain is so heavy that we might as well not go out.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 既然已经迟到了，他索性不去了。

    Jìrán yǐjīng chídào le, tā suǒxìng bú qù le.

    Since he was already late, he didn’t bother going at all.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 索性 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 索 (suǒ) with each of its parts in a different colour
索suǒto search
  • 十ten · shí
  • 冖cover · mì
  • 糸silk · mì
The character 性 (xìng) with each of its parts in a different colour
性xìngnature
  • 忄heart form of 心 · xīnMeaning part
  • 生life · shēngSound part

忄 hints at the meaning (heart); 生 (shēng) hints at the sound. Compare it with xìng.

How to write 索性

索 10 strokes · 性 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

索性 (suǒxìng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 索性 (suǒxìng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 索性

Words with 索

搜索sōusuǒ · to search (online)思索sīsuǒ · to ponder索取suǒqǔ · to ask for探索tànsuǒ · to explore摸索mōsuǒ · to grope线索xiànsuǒ · clue

Words with 性

性xìng · (suffix) -ness性别xìngbié · gender性格xìnggé · nature个性gèxìng · individuality性质xìngzhì · nature慢性mànxìng · chronic (illness)性命xìngmìng · life (of a person or animal)任性rènxìng · wilful性感xìnggǎn · sexy记性jìxing · memory (ability to remember)

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尚且shàngqiě · even势必shìbì · bound to束shù · bunch艘sōu · measure word for boats and ships倘若tǎngruò · if特意tèyì · specially统统tǒngtǒng · all哇wa · particle (form of 啊 after -u or -ao)

FAQs

索性 (suǒxìng) means “might as well” or “simply”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it suǒxìng: suǒ with a 3rd tone, then xìng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 索性 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type suoxing with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 索性 from the suggestions. Typing suoxing into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
索性 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.