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尽管

jǐn guǎn · jin guan

Traditional 儘管

HSK 5Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. despite
  2. although
  3. even though
  4. in spite of
  5. unhesitatingly
  6. do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc)
  7. (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
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  1. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)问题(wèntí)你(nǐ)尽管(jǐnguǎn)问(wèn)我(wǒ)。

    If you have questions, feel free to ask me.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)。这个(zhège)字(zì)怎么(zěnme)读(dú)？

    OK. How do you read this character?

  3. Dengdeng

    尽管(jǐnguǎn)我(wǒ)是(shì)中国人(zhōngguórén)，这个(zhège)字(zì)我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bù)认识(rènshi)。

    Even though I am Chinese, I do not know this character either.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)尽管(jǐnguǎn)问(wèn)吗(ma)？

    Didn't you say to feel free to ask?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)回答(huídá)了(le)呀(ya)，我(wǒ)说(shuō)我(wǒ)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)！

    I did answer, I said I do not know!

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01

他(tā)的(de)分(fēn)数(shù)总(zǒng)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)高(gāo)，尽(jǐn)管(guǎn)他(tā)学(xué)习(xí)得(de)少(shǎo)一(yì)点(diǎn)。

His scores are always better than mine, even though he doesn't study very much.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by luwenzhuo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

尽(jǐn)管(guǎn)外(wài)面(miàn)下(xià)着(zhe)大(dà)雨(yǔ)，她(tā)还(hái)是(shì)按(àn)时(shí)到(dào)了(le)公(gōng)司(sī)。

Even though it was raining heavily outside, she still arrived at the office on time.

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