反正 结果 还不 都 一样。

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Hi

I’m a beginner learner. Can I ask a question about the sentence below?

反正 结果 还不 都 一样。 The translation is: Doesn’t it always just turn out the same anyway?

I think it is correct. It’s just.. why the literal meaning seems the opposite? If I literally translate this, Anyways the result is still not all the same. I know we can’t literally substitute word by word to get a meaning. But what am I missing?

Thanks in advance!

PS. If this post needs to go under different section, sorry. New to the forum. Many thanks!

[lips]

Look at it as a question (although not meant to be one).

 

The English translation is the similar, using the negative

 

Doesn't 

 

to basically state the affirmative.

[889]

It's that 还不 that does the trick. Here's how another website describes it: "When you put 不 or 没 after 还 (hái) in a question sentence, it can be used to emphasize the idea of what should be happening in a more idiomatic way." A question sentence here includes a rhetorical question.

 

https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Continuation_with_"hai" (with examples)

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OK I get it now. Thanks to both lips and 889. And thanks for the grammar link!