"No Matter" StatementsHSK 5
Expressing "no matter" with 无论
无论 (no matter) introduces a condition that does not affect the result. It is followed by a clause describing something like 'how hard you try' or 'wherever you go,' often using interrogative pronouns such as 怎么, 什么, 谁, 多少. The result must follow and is introduced by 都 (or less commonly 也).
A common mistake is forgetting to place 都 or 也 in the result clause. The pattern is fixed: 无论 + Circumstances + 都/也 + Inevitable Result. Without 都/也, the sentence is incomplete.
Structure
无论 + [Circumstances] + 都 / 也 + [Inevitable Result]
不论 is equivalent to 无论; the circumstance clause often includes interrogative pronouns like 怎么, 什么, 谁, 多少.
Examples
- 无论你到哪儿我都会跟着你。Wúlùn nǐ dào nǎr wǒ dōu huì gēnzhe nǐ.Wherever you go, I will follow you.
- 无论你做什么，我都不喜欢。Wúlùn nǐ zuò shénme, wǒ dōu bù xǐhuan.No matter what you do, I don't like it.
- 无论给他发多少消息，他都不回。Wúlùn gěi tā fā duōshǎo xiāoxi, tā dōu bù huí.No matter how many messages you send him, he won't reply.
- 无论你想不想，你都要加班。Wúlùn nǐ xiǎng bu xiǎng, nǐ dōu yào jiābān.You have to work overtime whether you want to or not.
- 无论怎么样，他都会放弃，别高估他。Wúlùn zěnmeyàng, tā dōu huì fàngqì, bié gāogū tā.No matter what happens, he will give up. Don't overestimate him.