listen

 Auto Play

listen

 Auto Play
HSK rank
尽管 (儘管)

★★
Font Size

Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

尽管 [jǐnguǎn]
  1. 1. adverb without reserve
    有话尽管说。
    If there's something you'd like to say please don't hold back.
  2. 2. conjunction even though
    尽管在下大雨，他还是要出去。
    Even though it was pouring with rain, he still wanted to go out.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

尽管 [jǐnguǎn]
  1. 1. feel free to; not hesitate to
    有什么问题尽管问。
    If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask them.
    需要什么尽管说。
    Whatever you need, let me know.
  2. 2. albeit; though; even though; in spite of; despite;not withs tanding
    他尽管身体不好，仍然坚持工作。
    Though he's not in good health, he still keeps on working.
    我喜欢这个工作，尽管报酬很低。
    I like the job, even though it's badly paid.
  3. 3. for

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

尽管 [jǐnguǎn]
  1. 1. 副 表示没有条件限制，可以放心去做，相当于"只管"
    有什么话尽管说
    有什么要求尽管提。
  2. 2. 连 用于复句的前一分句，常与"也""还是""但是""却"等呼应，表示让步关系，相当于"虽然"
    尽管失败了多次，我们还要坚持实验下去
    尽管环境异常艰苦，可是没有一个人退缩。
See more results for 尽管 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

你尽管放胆去干！
Don't hesitate to forge ahead!
他尽管身体不好，仍然坚持工作。
Though he's not in good health, he still keeps on working.
他尽管不同意，但是没把话说绝。
He disagreed, but he didn't say anything definitive.
尽管我们极为节省，生活仍难乎为继。
Though extremely frugal, we still found it hard to make both ends meet.
尽管我好言相劝，她依然执意不从。
Though I tried hard to persuade her to do it, she flatly refused.
尽管领导一再教育，他仍然不觉自己犯了一个严重的错误。
Though criticized by the leaders again and again, he still did no realize that he had made a big mistake.
此番前去，如有困难尽管去找张先生。
For this visit, if there are any difficulties, don't hesitate to go to Mr. Zhang for help.
大热天，尽管风扇飞转，可还是不觉得凉快。
It is so hot here, despite the fact that we use electric fans.
more 194 more results

Collocations

尽管提
do not hesitate to mention …
尽管对我说
do not hesitate to talk to me
尽管拿去
take it as you wish
尽管……但是……
although
尽管……然而……
although
尽管……可……
although
尽管……还是……
although

Word Decomposition

尽
[jǐn] 		+ 管
[guǎn]

nciku Note

Paired conjunctions as Conveyors of alternatives

Paired conjunctions as Conveyors of alternatives

A conjunction is a word or expression that acts as a transition between clauses and phrases in a complex sentence. For example: "不但……而且……" búdàn...érqiě... (not only … but also …), "如果……就……" rúguǒ...jiù... (if… then…), and "总而言之" zǒng'éryánzhī (all in all), where the first clause or phrase is connected to the following clause or phrase by a conjunction.

The paired conjunctions such as "不是……就是……" búshì...jiùshì..., "或者……或者……" huòzhě...huòzhě, "要么……要么……" yàome...yàome..., "是……还是……" shì...háishi indicate alternatives in a complex sentence.
(1) 这本书不是小刘的，就是小王的。
(2) 这本书要么是小刘的，要么是小王的。
(3) 这本书是小刘的，还是小王的？
(4) 这本书或者是小刘的，或者是小王的。

by nciku_edu

View other nciku notes

Related Q & A

Subject/Asked by Postedsorting Answers Viewssorting Good/Badsorting

需要什么尽管说。


by Saltpeanut

2007.08.28 0 0 Good 0 / Bad 0

Would you like to know more about this word? Simply click the button on the right to ask real people.
You can also check your questions and answers at ‘ My nciku > Posts ’.

Ask a Question

Revised Vocab Lists

This word has been edited
12 times by users.

View
Content partners 外研社collins