不管...
Reach for this when you want to say a result holds 'regardless of' some condition — no matter what someone has, says, does, or wants. The 不管 clause names the variable that doesn't matter, and the main clause delivers the constant outcome. Common in rules ('regardless of age, everyone pays the same'), arguments ('no matter what you say, I won't change my mind'), and warnings.
Structure
不管 [VARIABLE], (都/也) [RESULT]
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How to Think About It
不管 means 'don't care / it doesn't matter.' Whatever fills the slot is treated as irrelevant to what comes next. The variable slot must contain a choice or a question word: 多 + ADJ ('how X'), 谁/什么/哪个, or A 还是 B. Without that variability, 不管 makes no sense — it needs something to wave off. The main clause usually has 都 or 也 to lock in 'this still happens.'
Examples
不管你说什么, 我都不去。
Bùguǎn nǐ shuō shénme, wǒ dōu bù qù.
No matter what you say, I'm not going.
不管多累, 他都坚持跑步。
Bùguǎn duō lèi, tā dōu jiānchí pǎobù.
No matter how tired he is, he keeps running.
不管谁来, 我都欢迎。
Bùguǎn shéi lái, wǒ dōu huānyíng.
No matter who comes, I welcome them.
不管你说什么, 我都不会改变主意。
Bùguǎn nǐ shuō shénme, wǒ dōu bù huì gǎibiàn zhǔyì.
No matter what you say, I won't change my mind.
不管多累, 他都坚持锻炼。
Bùguǎn duō lèi, tā dōu jiānchí duànliàn.
No matter how tired he is, he keeps exercising.
不管下不下雨, 我们都要去。
Bùguǎn xià bù xià yǔ, wǒmen dōu yào qù.
Whether it rains or not, we're going.
Common Mistake
Learners put a fixed statement after 不管 instead of an open variable. '不管下雨' doesn't work — it needs 不管下不下雨 ('whether it rains or not'). The slot must express variability, not a single condition.
不管下雨, 我都去。
不管下不下雨, 我都去。
Don't Confuse With
无论...
Same meaning, more formal — 'regardless of.' 无论 is for writing, speeches, and formal announcements; 不管 is everyday speech. They're interchangeable in meaning.
即使...也...
'Even if X, still Y.' States one extreme case rather than a range of variables. Use 即使 when you're naming a single hypothetical; use 不管 when you're sweeping over all possibilities.
尽管...还是...
'Although X, still Y.' States a real fact, not a variable. Use 尽管 when X is true; use 不管 when X could be anything.
无论...都...
Same meaning, slightly more formal/written. 无论 sounds bookish; 不管 is conversational. In essays use 无论, in speech 不管. Otherwise interchangeable.
即使...也...
即使 considers ONE extreme hypothetical ('even if it rains'). 不管 sweeps across a RANGE of options ('whether it rains or not'). Use 即使 for one case, 不管 for many.
Practice
___ 你怎么想, 我都不在乎。
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不管
不管多冷, 他 ___ 早上跑步。
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都
Put in order: [都 / 不管 / 来 / 谁 / 欢迎 / 我]
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不管谁来, 我都欢迎。
Translate to Chinese: 'No matter how busy I am, I call my mom every week.'
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不管我多忙, 每个星期都给妈妈打电话。
Write one sentence using 不管... to express something you'll do regardless of conditions.
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Example answer: 不管下不下雨, 明天的比赛都会进行。 (Rain or shine, tomorrow's match will go ahead.)
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