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无论 meaning in English

wúlùn

no matter what or how; regardless of whether...

HSK 4conjunctionTraditional 無論10 strokes

Meaning of 无论

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wúlùn
  1. no matter what or how
  2. regardless of whether...

How to use 无论

无论 starts a clause with a question word or an either-or choice, and the main clause usually contains 都 (dōu) or 也 (yě). Example: 无论多忙，他都每天跑步。(Wúlùn duō máng, tā dōu měitiān pǎobù.) No matter how busy he is, he runs every day.

无 (wú) means "without" and 论 (lùn) means "to discuss", as in 讨论 (tǎolùn). So 无论 is "without discussing": there is nothing to debate, the result is the same either way.

Common mistake: Learners often write 无论他忙，他都跑步, but 无论 needs a question word like 多, 什么, 谁 or a choice like 忙不忙 or 还是. Many also leave out 都 or 也 in the second clause, which makes the sentence sound incomplete.

无论 in example sentences

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

无wú论lùn你nǐ去qù哪nǎ里lǐ我wǒ都dū会huì跟gēn著zhù你nǐ。
Wherever you go, I'll follow.
无wú论lùn你nǐ怎zěn么me说shuō，我wǒ也yě不bú会huì听tīng你nǐ的de。
No matter how you say it, I'm not going to listen to you.
无wú论lùn我wǒ去qù哪nǎ里lǐ，我wǒ的de狗gǒu都dōu跟gēn著zhù我wǒ。
My dog follows me wherever I go.
无wú论lùn如rú何hé我wǒ明míng天tiān都dū会huì打dǎ电diàn话huà给gěi你nǐ。
In any case, I'll call you tomorrow.
无wú论lùn你nǐ要yào我wǒ做zuò什shén么me，我wǒ都dū会huì去qù做zuò的de。
I'll do whatever you want me to do.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

无 wú · not to have · 4 strokes

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  2. 2
  3. 3
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论 lùn · debate · 6 strokes

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  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 无论.

讨论tǎolùnto discuss; to talk over
理论lǐlùntheory; to argue
不论bùlùnwhatever; no matter what (who, how etc)
无法wúfǎunable to; incapable of
无聊wúliáobored; boring
无所谓wúsuǒwèito be indifferent; not to matter
无数wúshùcountless; numberless
结论jiélùnconclusion; verdict
论文lùnwénpaper; treatise
争论zhēnglùnto argue; to debate
无限wúxiànunlimited; unbounded; infinite
辩论biànlùndebate; argument

Questions about 无论

What does 无论 mean?

无论 (wúlùn) means "no matter what or how; regardless of whether..." and is used as a conjunction.

How do you write 无论?

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

Is 无论 an HSK word?

Yes. 无论 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 无论 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 无论 is written 無論.

What is the difference between 无论 and 不论?

They mean the same thing and follow the same grammar. 无论 is a bit more common in writing and formal speech. 不论 (bùlùn) sounds slightly more casual.

Can 无论 be followed by 或者?

Usually no. In a 无论 clause you use 还是 (háishì) for the choice, as in 无论你去还是不去 (wúlùn nǐ qù háishì bú qù), whether you go or not.

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