不论 meaning in English

bùlùn

whatever; no matter what (who, how etc)

HSK 3conjunctionTraditional 不論10 strokes

Meaning of 不论

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

bùlùn

whatever
no matter what (who, how etc)
regardless of
not to discuss

How to use 不论

不论 starts a clause with a question word or a choice like 什么, 谁, 怎么, or 还是, and the main clause usually contains 都 (dōu) or 也 (yě). Example: 不论你去不去，我都去。(Bùlùn nǐ qù bu qù, wǒ dōu qù.) No matter whether you go or not, I'm going.

不 (bù) means not, and 论 (lùn) means to discuss, so 不论 is literally "not discussing" which one. Whatever the case is, you don't argue about it, because the result stays the same.

Common mistake: Learners often leave out 都 or 也 in the second clause, as in 不论下不下雨，我去. It should be 不论下不下雨，我都去. Another trap is following 不论 with a plain statement like 不论天气好. It needs an open choice, such as 不论天气好不好.

不论 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

不bù论lùn发fā生shēng了le什shén么me事shì，我wǒ会huì永yǒng远yuǎn爱ài你nǐ。

I'll always love you, no matter what happens.

不bù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.

他tā告gào诉sù我wǒ不bù论lùn发fā生shēng什shén么me，他tā都dōu准zhǔn备bèi好hǎo了le。

He told me that whatever might happen, he was prepared for it.

不bù论lùn你nǐ怎zěn么me说shuō，我wǒ还hái是shì会huì照zhào我wǒ的de方fāng式shì做zuò。

Whatever you say, I'll do it my way.

不bù论lùn怎zěn么me样yàng，雨yǔ一yī停tíng我wǒ就jiù走zǒu。

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

Stroke order for each character

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不 bù · no · 4 strokes

论 lùn · debate · 6 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 不论.

对不起	duìbuqǐ	I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
是不是	shì bu shì	is or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
不用	bùyòng	need not
不大	bù dà	not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently
不对	bùduì	incorrect; wrong
不客气	bù kèqì	you're welcome; don't mention it
不要	bùyào	don't!; must not
不过	bùguò	only; merely
不错	bùcuò	correct; right
不行	bùxíng	won't do; be out of the question
不同	bù tóng	different; distinct
不好意思	bù hǎoyìsi	to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing

Questions about 不论

What does 不论 mean?

不论 (bùlùn) means "whatever; no matter what (who, how etc)" and is used as a conjunction.

How do you write 不论?

不论 is made of 2 characters: 不 (4 strokes), 论 (6 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.

Is 不论 an HSK word?

Yes. 不论 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 不论 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 不论 is written 不論.

What is the difference between 不论, 无论, and 不管?

All three mean no matter what and follow the same pattern with 都 or 也. 无论 (wúlùn) sounds a bit more formal, 不管 (bùguǎn) is the most casual and common in speech, and 不论 sits in between.

Can 不论 come after the main clause?

Usually it comes first. In speech you may hear it added afterward, as in 我都支持你，不论你做什么 (Wǒ dōu zhīchí nǐ, bùlùn nǐ zuò shénme), but putting it first is the safer default.