无论wú lùnno matter what or how
无论 (wú lùn) means "no matter what or how" or "regardless of whether." It opens a clause with a question word or an either-or choice, and the next clause, usually with 都 or 也, says the result stays the same. 无论你说什么，我都不去 says no matter what you say, I won't go.
What does 无论 mean?
- 1.
no matter what or howconjunction
- 2.
regardless of whether...conjunction
What do the characters in 无论 mean?
- 无no
- 论to consider
How do you use 无论?
无论 + question word or choice，Subject + 都/也 + Result is the usual shape; it can sound a little more formal than 不管.
Patterns
无论 + Question word，… 都 …
无论你说什么，我都不去。
Wúlùn nǐ shuō shénme, wǒ dōu bú qù.
No matter what you say, I won't go.
What are some examples of 无论 in a sentence?
无论你说什么，我都不去。
Wúlùn nǐ shuō shénme, wǒ dōu bú qù.
No matter what you say, I won't go.
无论明天天气怎么样，我都去。
Wúlùn míngtiān tiānqì zěnmeyàng, wǒ dōu qù.
No matter what the weather is like tomorrow, I'm going.
无论多忙，他每天给妈妈打电话。
Wúlùn duō máng, tā měitiān gěi māma dǎ diànhuà.
No matter how busy he is, he calls his mom every day.
How is 无论 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
明天的会，你几点能来？
Míngtiān de huì, nǐ jǐ diǎn néng lái?
What time can you come to tomorrow's meeting?
- Speaker B:
无论几点开，我都能来。
Wúlùn jǐ diǎn kāi, wǒ dōu néng lái.
No matter what time it starts, I can come.
- Speaker A:
太好了，那就九点吧。
Tài hǎo le, nà jiù jiǔ diǎn ba.
Great, then let's make it nine.
- Speaker B:
好，九点见。
Hǎo, jiǔ diǎn jiàn.
OK, see you at nine.
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- 讨论tǎo lùnto discuss; to talk overHSK 4
- 不管bù guǎnno matterHSK 4
- 不过bú guòbut; howeverHSK 4
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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.