Just / might as well (干脆)

Structure 干脆 + blunt decision

干脆 (gāncuì) proposes settling something decisively, with no more fuss: "just… and be done with it". 既然这么麻烦，干脆别做了 = "since it’s such a hassle, let’s just not do it". As an adverb it suggests the quickest, cleanest fix. As an adjective it describes a decisive person: 他做事很干脆 = "he gets things done without dithering".

Examples

与yǔ其qí等děng他tā，不bù如rú干gān脆cuì自zì己jǐ去qù。
Rather than wait for him, I might as well just go myself.
他tā做zuò事shì很hěn干gān脆cuì，从cóng不bù拖tuō延yán。
He’s decisive: no dithering, never puts things off.
既jì然rán这zhè么me麻má烦fan，干gān脆cuì别bié做zuò了le。
Since it’s such a hassle, let’s just not do it.

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