无论…都…
HSK 4- Conditionals
Structure (结构 jiégòu)
Meaning (意思 yìsi)
The structure 无论…都… expresses that a result remains unchanged no matter how the conditions may vary.
Explanation (解释 jiěshì)
Use 无论 to introduce a range of conditions or an unspecified situation, with 都 or 也 in the following clause to assert that the result remains unchanged. The condition after 无论 typically takes the form of an interrogative pronoun (such as 什么, 谁, 怎么) or an alternative question (using 还是 or an A-not-A structure).
This is a relatively formal expression, emphasizing steadfastness or an invariable rule.
Examples (例句 lìjù)(5)
- 无论天气怎么样，他都坚持跑步。繁: 無論天氣怎麼樣，他都堅持跑步。Wúlùn tiānqì zěnmeyàng, tā dōu jiānchí pǎobù.
No matter what the weather is like, he persists in running.
- 无论谁来，你都不要开门。繁: 無論誰來，你都不要開門。Wúlùn shéi lái, nǐ dōu búyào kāimén.
No matter who comes, you must not open the door.
- 无论你喜欢不喜欢，都得完成作业。繁: 無論你喜歡不喜歡，都得完成作業。Wúlùn nǐ xǐhuān bù xǐhuān, dōu děi wánchéng zuòyè.
Whether you like it or not, you have to complete the assignment.
- 无论多难，我们都要学下去。繁: 無論多難，我們都要學下去。Wúlùn duō nán, wǒmen dōu yào xué xiàqù.
No matter how difficult, we must continue studying.
- 无论你去哪儿，我都会跟着你。繁: 無論你去哪兒，我都會跟著你。Wúlùn nǐ qù nǎr, wǒ dōu huì gēnzhe nǐ.
Wherever you go, I will follow you.
Common mistakes
- Wrong:无论明天天气怎么样，我去。Correct:无论明天天气怎么样，我都去。
The second clause of a 无论 sentence must contain the adverb 都 or 也 to emphasize an unchanging result.
- Wrong:无论明天下雨，我都要去。Correct:即使明天下雨，我也要去。
无论 is used with indefinite conditions (whether it rains or shines), not with specific hypothetical situations (if it rains).