索性
索性 suǒ xìng ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ sok3 sing3 HSK 7-9
- you might as well (do it)
- simply
- just
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 索 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
索
- 利索 lì suo ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄙㄨㄛ lei6 sok3 nimble
- 勒索 lè suǒ ㄌㄜˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ lak6 sok3 to blackmail
- 思索 sī suǒ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ si1 sok3 to think deeply
- 探索 tàn suǒ ㄊㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ taam3 saak3 to explore; to probe
- 搜索 sōu suǒ ㄙㄡ ㄙㄨㄛˇ sau2 saak3 to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (sth)
- 摸索 mō suo ㄇㄛ ˙ㄙㄨㄛ mo2 saak3 to feel about
Idioms with these characters
- 按图索骥按圖索驥 àn tú suǒ jì ㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧˋ on3 tou4 saak3 kei3 lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
- 不假思索 bù jiǎ sī suǒ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄙ ㄙㄨㄛˇ bat1 gaa2 si1 sok3 (idiom) to act without taking time to think; to react instantly; to fire from the hip
- 敲诈勒索敲詐勒索 qiāo zhà lè suǒ ㄑㄧㄠ ㄓㄚˋ ㄌㄜˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ haau1 zaa3 lak6 saak3 extortion and blackmail (idiom)
- 搜索枯肠搜索枯腸 sōu suǒ kū cháng ㄙㄡ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄎㄨ ㄔㄤˊ sau2 saak3 fu1 coeng4 to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)
- 澡垢索疵 zǎo gòu suǒ cī ㄗㄠˇ ㄍㄡˋ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄘ cou3 gau3 sok3 ci1 to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom); to find fault
- 本性难移本性難移 běn xìng nán yí ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
- 灭绝人性滅絕人性 miè jué rén xìng ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ mit6 zyut6 jan4 sing3 (idiom) to be devoid of all humanity; inhuman; bestial
- 修心养性修心養性 xiū xīn yǎng xìng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ sau1 sam1 joeng5 sing3 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
- 熏陶成性 xūn táo chéng xìng ㄒㄩㄣ ㄊㄠˊ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ fan1 tou4 sing4 sing3 (idiom) nurture makes second nature
- 颐性养寿頤性養壽 yí xìng yǎng shòu ㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˋ ji4 sing3 joeng5 sau6 to take care of one's spirit and keep fit (idiom)