Chinese word

不管

Pronunciation

Pinyinbù guǎn

Meaning

  • conjunctionno matter

Example

不管怎么说，他都不会改变主意。bù guán zěn me shuō tā dōu bú huì gǎi biàn zhǔ yì

No matter how it is put, he will not change his mind.

Illustration for 不管 (no matter)

More examples

不管是不是好主意，我们还是要讨论。bù guǎn shì bú shì hǎo zhǔ yì wǒ men hái shì yào tǎo lùn

Regardless of whether it is a good idea, we still need to discuss it.

Core concept

Sets aside any condition, so the same conclusion or action applies in every case.

Common phrases

  • 不管是不是bù guǎn shì bú shì

    regardless of whether

  • 不管发生什么bù guǎn fā shēng shén me

    no matter what happens

  • 不管怎样bù guán zěn yàng

    no matter how

Similar words

无论wú lùn: Covers every possible situation or condition without changing what follows.
不论bú lùn: Shows that the result or judgment does not depend on the reason or situation.
无论如何wú lùn rú hé: Shows that a response or conclusion remains firm whatever happens.

Definition in Chinese

表示不受某种情况或条件影响而做出相同判断或动作的连词，常与“都”“也”连用，用以引出让步或普遍性陈述。biǎo shì bú shòu móu zhǒng qíng kuàng huò tiáo jiàn yíng xiǎng ér zuò chū xiāng tóng pàn duàn huò dòng zuò de lián cí cháng yǔ dōu yě lián yòng yòng yǐ yǐn chū ràng bù huò pǔ biàn xìng chén shù

Word origin

不 (bù, "not") + 管 (guǎn, "manage or care about") expresses leaving something outside one's concern, a phrase that developed into a conjunction for setting conditions aside.

Usage tips

  • The word can introduce either a question-word condition or a full situation, so it covers choices such as who, where, or how rather than only one known case.

Other meanings

  • whateverconjunction
  • not care aboutverb

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