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不论

bù lùn · bu lun

Traditional 不論

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. whatever
  2. no matter what (who, how etc)
  3. regardless of
  4. not to discuss
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In a conversation

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The mountain trip

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我(wǒ)明天(míngtiān)去(qù)爬山(páshān)。

    Liangliang, I am going hiking tomorrow.

  2. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)可能(kěnéng)会(huì)下雨(xiàyǔ)。

    It might rain tomorrow.

  3. Dengdeng

    不论(bùlùn)下(xià)不(bù)下雨(xiàyǔ)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)去(qù)。

    Rain or not, I will go.

  4. Liangliang

    不论(bùlùn)天气(tiānqì)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)，你(nǐ)都(dōu)要(yào)带(dài)水(shuǐ)。

    Whatever the weather, you must bring water.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，不论(bùlùn)多重(duōzhòng)，我(wǒ)都(dōu)带(dài)。

    OK, no matter how heavy, I will bring it.

  6. Liangliang

    不论(bùlùn)你(nǐ)带(dài)多少(duōshao)水(shuǐ)，山上(shānshàng)的(de)小卖部(xiǎomàibù)都(dōu)有(yǒu)水(shuǐ)。

    No matter how much water you bring, the shop on the mountain has water.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

不(bú)论(lùn)我(wǒ)做(zuò)什(shén)么(me)，她(tā)都(dōu)说(shuō)我(wǒ)能(néng)做(zuò)得(de)更(gèng)好(hǎo)。

No matter what I do, she says I can do better.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

不(bú)论(lùn)怎(zěn)么(me)样(yàng)，雨(yǔ)一(yì)停(tíng)我(wǒ)就(jiù)走(zǒu)。

No matter what, I'm leaving when the rain stops.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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不
bù

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

论
lùn

opinion; view

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