(bù guǎn) - no matter, regardless of, despite in Mandarin
bùguǎnTraditional: 不管
HSK 4
#382 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
no matter, regardless of, despite
Word origin
A two-character expression: 不 'not' plus 管 'to manage, to control' (the bamboo radical 竹 with 官 guān as phonetic). Together 不管 means 'no matter' or 'regardless of'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 不 (not) + 管 (竹 bamboo + 官 guān phonetic)
Stroke order
不
管
Examples
，。
No matter what, I support you.
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Regardless of the weather, I'll go.
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Don't believe whatever he says.
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No matter how tired he is, he will smile.
雨，。
Whether it rains or not, the match goes on.
不管 (bù guǎn) - no matter, regardless of, despite.
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