Difference between revisions of "Expressing "no matter" with "buguan""

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Level

B2 / HSK4
Level

B2
Level

HSK4
Similar to
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Used for

Indicating conditions, Expressing attitude, Expressing determination
Keywords

也, 都, 不管

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.

Structure

不管 + Situation + Subj.+ (都 / 也) + Result

Examples

不管你信不信，反正我信！It doesn't matter if you believe or not, I believe it anyway.
不管我是在英国还是不在英国，我都习惯每天吃英式早餐。It doesn't matter if I'm in England or not, I'm always used to eating English breakfasts.
为了你，不管让我付出什么代价，我都觉得值得。For you, it doesn't matter how much you make me invest in our friendship, I will still think you're worth it.

As we can see from the example sentences, 不管 is often used with 是 X 还是 Y, "Verb 不 Verb" and interrogative pronouns like 多少 and 什么.

Sources and further reading

Books

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-{{Basic Grammar|不管|B2|不管⋯⋯，都/也⋯⋯|<em>不管</em> 身体 好 坏 ， 他 <em>都</em> 工作 到 深夜 。|grammar point|ASG0NDS6}}
+{{Basic Grammar|不管|B2|不管⋯⋯，都 / 也⋯⋯|<em>不管</em> 身体 好 坏 ， 他 <em>都</em> 工作 到 深夜 。|grammar point|ASG0NDS6}}
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