HSK 4
不管⋯⋯，都/也⋯⋯
bù guǎn ⋯ ⋯ ， dōu / yě ⋯ ⋯
Using 不管⋯⋯，都/也⋯⋯ to express 'no matter what happens'
Explanation
不管…都/也… (bù guǎn… dōu/yě…) is a correlative conjunction pair (a pair of words linking clauses) forming a conditional compound sentence (条件复句 tiáo jiàn fù jù — a two-clause sentence linked by conjunctions), meaning "no matter... still...; regardless of... anyway...". It affirms that the result in the latter clause does NOT change regardless of the condition in the first clause.
不管 (bù guǎn, no matter) + [a condition that is optional/interrogative in nature] + ，+ subject + 都 (dōu, all) / 也 (yě, also) + result. The 不管 clause must contain an element that "leaves multiple possibilities open": a question word (多难 duō nán = how difficult, 谁 shéi = who), or the pairs 是否/A还是B (whether or not / A or B).
when affirming a firm will/result that no condition can shake.
不管 (bù guǎn) leans colloquial, and after it usually comes a question word or a choice structure; 无论 (wú lùn) and 不论 (bù lùn) have the same meaning but are more formal. All three require 都 or 也 in the latter clause.
(1) using an ordinary affirmative after 不管 instead of an open-ended structure (*不管下雨 — wrong; it must be 不管是否下雨 or 不管下不下雨); (2) forgetting 都/也 in the latter clause.
Examples
No matter whether it rains tomorrow or not, I'm still going to visit him.
No matter how difficult it is, I will keep persevering with my studies.
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