Expressing "no matter" with "buguan"
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不管 (bùguǎn) is more informal than 无论, but it is used in more or less the same way. As with other constructions, 都 and 也 can be used in the second part of the sentence to emphasize the action or decision will not change.
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Used with Question Word
Structure
不管 + Question Word ，(Subj. +) 都 ⋯⋯
Examples
- 不管 你 穿 什么 都 好看 。No matter what you wear, it all look good on you.
- 不管 怎么样 ，我们 都 要 好好 准备 。We must prepare well no matter what.
- 不管 你 在 哪儿 工作 ，都 要 交税 。You need to pay the taxes wherever you work.
- 不管 别人 怎么 想 ，你 都 要 坚持 。No matter how other people think, you need to keep going.
- 不管 你 是 什么 时候 买 的 ，我们 都 可以 免费 修 。No matter when you bought it, we can repair it for you for free.
Used with Two Different Options
Structure
不管 + 是 + Option A + 还是 + Option B ，Subj. + 都 ⋯⋯
不管 + Verb / Adj. + 不 + Verb / Adj. ，Subj. + 都 ⋯⋯
Examples
- 不管 是 国际 幼儿园 还是 本地 幼儿园 ，学费 都 很 贵 。No matter it's an international kindergarten or a local one .
- 不管 你 是 中国人 还是 外国人 ，都 必须 遵守 中国 的 法律 。Whether you're Chinese or foreigners, you must abide by the law.
- 不管 你 喜 不 喜欢 ，都 要 接受 。No matter you like it or not, you need to accept it.
- 不管 你们 同 不 同意 ，我 都 要 去 。No matter you agree or disagree, I'm going there.
- 不管 他们 承认 不 承认 ，这 都 是 事实 。Whether you admit it or not, it's the truth.
Used with Adjectives
Structure
不管 + 多 + Adj., Subj. + 都 ⋯⋯
Examples
- 不管 多 贵 ，我 都 要 买 。No matter how expensive it is, I'm buying it.
- 不管 多 远 ，我 都 要 跟 你 一起 去 。No matter how far it is, I'm going with you.
- 不管 多 难 ，都 不 能 放弃 。No matter how difficult it is, you can't give up.
- 不管 我 穿 得 多 好看 ，他 都 不 看 我 一眼 。No matter how well-dressed I am, he doesn't take a look at me.
- 不管 孩子 多 淘气 ，父母 都 不 应该 打 他们 。No matter how their children misbehave, parents shouldn't hit them.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
- HSK Standard Course 4上 (pp. 35) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Boya Chinese Upper Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语中级冲刺篇) (pp. 115) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4) (pp. 63) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- 40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册） (pp. 430) [ →buy]
