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干脆

gān cuì · gan cui

Traditional 乾脆

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. candid
  2. direct and to the point
  3. simply
  4. just
  5. might as well
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Both, simply

  1. Dengdeng

    吃(chī)火锅(huǒguō)还是(háishi)吃(chī)烤肉(kǎoròu)？

    Hotpot or barbecue?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)选不好(xuǎnbùhǎo)。

    I cannot choose.

  3. Dengdeng

    干脆(gāncuì)两个(liǎnggè)都(dōu)吃(chī)吧(ba)。

    Let’s simply eat both.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，干脆(gāncuì)今天(jīntiān)不(bù)回家(huíjiā)了(le)。

    OK, let’s simply not go home today.

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)好(hǎo)干脆(gāncuì)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)的(de)钱包(qiánbāo)不(bù)同意(tóngyì)。

    You are so decisive, but my wallet does not agree.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)跟(gēn)他(tā)们(men)干(gān)脆(cuì)地(de)断(duàn)绝(jué)来(lái)往(wǎng)了(le)。

He made a clean break with them.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)不(bù)知(zhī)道(dào)该(gāi)怎(zěn)么(me)回(huí)答(dá)，便(biàn)干(gān)脆(cuì)什(shén)么(me)也(yě)不(bù)说(shuō)。

Not knowing how to answer, I kept silent.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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