反正【fǎnzhèng】

反正 says a conclusion holds no matter what. It goes at the start of a clause or after the subject, and it is spoken.

不管 or 无论 in the first clause names the circumstances that don't matter; 反正 brings in the part that doesn't change.

Giving an obvious reason

反正 also brings in a reason that makes a decision easy: since this is so anyway, you might as well.

Not for changing the subject

English "anyway" also moves a conversation on. 反正 can't do that; use 好了 or 对了.

• × 反正，你周末做什么？ → 对了，你周末做什么？