不管bù guǎnno matter
不管 (bù guǎn) means "no matter" or "not to be concerned." It appears in 不管多忙,他都会来。 (No matter how busy he is, he'll come.) and 这件事我不管。 (This matter is no concern of mine.) A speaker says 不管下不下雨,我都要去。 (No matter whether it rains or not, I'm going.)
What does 不管 mean?
- 1.
no matterconjunction
- 2.
not to be concernedverb
What do the characters in 不管 mean?
- 不not
- 管to care about
How do you use 不管?
See it in 不管多忙,他都会来 and 这件事我不管
What are some examples of 不管 in a sentence?
How is 不管 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
明天会下雨。
Míngtiān huì xiàyǔ.
It's going to rain tomorrow.
- Speaker B:
不管下不下雨,我都要去。
Bùguǎn xià bu xiàyǔ, wǒ dōu yào qù.
No matter whether it rains or not, I'm going.
- Speaker A:
那我也去。
Nà wǒ yě qù.
Then I'll go too.
- Speaker B:
好啊。
Hǎo a.
Great.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.