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Conditional Sentences: “不管……,都/也……”

In Chinese, “不管……,都/也……” (bùguǎn…, dōu/yě…) says that whatever the condition or circumstance in the first clause, the result in the second does not change.

How it is translated

no matter …, … whatever …, still …

Basic structure

不管 + condition / circumstance,(subject) + 都/也 + result
不管 — no matter / whatever 都 / 也 — still / all the same
不管 A,都/也 B whatever A is, B stays the same.
不管去哪儿,能放松的地方都行
不管去哪儿 + 能放松的地方都行 wherever we go + any place to relax will do
去哪儿 — where to go 能放松的地方 — a place where one can relax 都行 — any of them will do
不管有什么想法,你都要说出来,让我们知道
不管有什么想法 + 你都要说出来 whatever you think + you should say it
有什么想法 — whatever thoughts you have 都要 — you still must 说出来 — say it out 让我们知道 — let us know
不管遇到多大困难,我们也要坚持,最后一定能完成任务
不管遇到多大困难 + 我们也要坚持 however great the difficulty + we must keep going
遇到 — run into 多大困难 — how great a difficulty 也要坚持 — must persevere all the same 完成任务 — complete the task

Rule in brief

不管 + A,(subject) + 都/也 + B whatever A is, B stays the same.
不管去哪儿,能放松的地方都行
不管有什么想法,你都要说出来
不管遇到多大困难,我们也要坚持