Expressing "no matter" with "buguan"
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不管 (bùguǎn) is more informal than 无论, but 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.
For example:
- 不管 你 信 不 信，我 都 信！
- 不管 我 在 家乡 还是 在 国外，我 都 习惯 每天 吃 英式 早餐。
- 你 不管 让 我 付出 什么 代价，我 都 觉得 值得。
- 我 爸 是 李刚，不管 你 对 我 怎么样，我 都 无所谓！
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
- Boya Chinese Upper Intermediate 1（博雅汉语中级冲刺篇) pp.115
