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    Expressing unconditionally with 无条件 (wútiáojiàn)

    Condition
    Manner & Method

    Structure

    无条件 + Verb/Noun

    Explanation

    无条件 (wútiáojiàn) means "unconditionally" or "without conditions" and indicates that something is done without any prerequisites or restrictions. It is most famously used in the phrase 无条件投降 (unconditional surrender). It can modify verbs directly as an adverb or precede nouns as an attributive.

    Examples

    • 她无条件地支持女儿的每一个决定。

      Tā wú tiáojiàn de zhīchí nǚ'ér de měi yī gè juédìng.

      She unconditionally supports every decision her daughter makes.

    • 战败国被迫无条件投降。

      Zhànbài guó bèi pò wú tiáojiàn tóuxiáng.

      The defeated country was forced to surrender unconditionally.

    • 父母对孩子的爱是无条件的。

      Fùmǔ duì háizi de ài shì wú tiáojiàn de.

      A parent's love for their child is unconditional.

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