不管...都/也...
Reach for 不管...都/也... when you want to say a result holds no matter what — 'no matter X, still Y.' The 不管 slot is usually a question word (谁, 什么, 怎么, 多少) or a 'whether A or B' choice, and the second clause states the unchanging result. Common in moral statements, ultimatums, and reassurances: 不管你是谁, 都要排队; 不管下不下雨, 我们都去. The pattern emphasizes that no condition will shift the outcome.
Structure
不管 [VARIABLE CONDITION] ，[SUBJECT] 都/也 [RESULT]
bùguǎn... dōu/yě...
How to Think About It
The 不管 slot must contain something variable — a question word, a choice list ('A 还是 B'), or a degree range — because the whole point is that the result holds across all values of that variable. The second clause then locks the result down with 都 or 也. Drop 都/也 and the sentence falls flat, because the listener loses the cue that the result is universal. 都 is the default; 也 sounds a touch softer.
Examples
不管你说什么，我都不会改变主意。
Bùguǎn nǐ shuō shénme, wǒ dōu bú huì gǎibiàn zhǔyì.
No matter what you say, I won't change my mind.
不管多冷，他每天早上都跑步。
Bùguǎn duō lěng, tā měi tiān zǎoshang dōu pǎobù.
No matter how cold it is, he runs every morning.
不管下不下雨，比赛都会照常进行。
Bùguǎn xià bú xià yǔ, bǐsài dōu huì zhàocháng jìnxíng.
Whether it rains or not, the match will go ahead as scheduled.
Common Mistake
Learners put a fixed statement in the 不管 slot ('不管他来了'), turning the variable into a single fact. 不管 demands range or uncertainty — a question word, two options, or a degree word — otherwise the 'no matter' logic collapses.
不管他来了，我都很高兴。
不管他来不来，我都很高兴。
Don't Confuse With
无论...都/也...
Identical meaning, more formal/written register. Use 无论 in essays, news, and speeches; 不管 is the spoken everyday version.
即使...也...
即使 introduces a single concession ('even if X, still Y'). 不管 introduces a range or uncertainty ('no matter which X, still Y'). 即使下雨我也去 = even if it rains; 不管下不下雨我都去 = no matter whether it rains.
不论...都/也...
Functionally identical to 无论, slightly more written. Treat 不管, 无论, 不论 as a spoken-to-formal spectrum.
Practice
___ 你是谁，都要遵守规定。
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不管
不管多贵，他 ___ 想买。
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都
Put in order: [不管 / 都 / 谁 / 来 / 欢迎]
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不管谁来，都欢迎。
Translate to Chinese: 'No matter how busy I am, I call my mom every week.'
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不管我多忙，我每个星期都给妈妈打电话。
Write one sentence about something you always do regardless of conditions, using 不管...都...
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Example answer: 不管多晚回家，我都会看一会儿书再睡觉。 (No matter how late I get home, I always read a bit before bed.)