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    Expressing "no matter" with 无论 (wúlùn)

    HSK 4
    Condition

    Structure

    无论 + Condition, 都/也 + Result

    Explanation

    无论 means "no matter" or "regardless," and is the most formal of the "no matter" expressions (compared with 不管 and 不论). It introduces a condition that does not change the outcome, and the main clause typically includes 都 or 也. It is especially common in written and formal Chinese.

    Examples

    • 无论天气怎么样，我每天都跑步。

      Wúlùn tiānqì zěnmeyàng, wǒ měitiān dōu pǎobù.

      No matter what the weather is like, I go running every day.

    • 无论你去哪里，我都支持你。

      Wúlùn nǐ qù nǎlǐ, wǒ dōu zhīchí nǐ.

      No matter where you go, I will support you.

    • 无论结果如何，我们都不会放弃。

      Wúlùn jiéguǒ rúhé, wǒmen dōu bú huì fàngqì.

      No matter what the outcome is, we will not give up.

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