尽管 (jǐn guǎn): feel free to, not hesitate to (often in the pattern 尽管 + verb); although, even though, despite

Word info

Pinyin

jǐnguǎn

Meaning

feel free to, not hesitate to (often in the pattern 尽管 + verb); although, even though, despite

Characters

2

Part of speech

adverb, conjunction

HSK level

HSK 4

Chinese explanation

• 表示让步，先承认某种情况，然后说出与预期相反的结果，常与“但是、还是、仍然”等配合使用
• 后面可以接名词或短语，也可以接完整句子
• 口语中也常说“尽管……吧”，表示不必顾虑，放心去做。