HSK 4 · Function Words

尽管 jǐnguǎn “despite” in Chinese

Said as jínguǎn

Traditional 儘管

What 尽管 means

  1. despite
  2. although
  3. even though
  4. in spite of
  5. unhesitatingly
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc)

How to say 尽管

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale尽jǐn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale管guǎn3rd tone, dipping

Said as jínguǎn. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. How tone changes work

尽管 in a sentence

  1. 尽管很忙，她还是来送我了。

    Jǐnguǎn hěn máng, tā háishi lái sòng wǒ le.

    Even though she was busy, she still came to see me off.

    Sentence #335272 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 尽管下着雨，我还是出了门。

    Jǐnguǎn xià zhe yǔ, wǒ háishi chū le mén.

    Even though it was raining, I still went out.

    Sentence #1948821 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 尽管 can also mean “feel free to; go ahead and”

    尽管提问。

    Jǐnguǎn tíwèn.

    Feel free to ask questions.

    Sentence #1397035 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 尽管 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 尽 (jǐn) with each of its parts in a different colour
尽jǐnto the greatest extent
  • 尺part of the character
  • ⺀ice form of 冫 · bīng
The character 管 (guǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
管guǎnto take care
  • ⺮bamboo form of 竹 · zhúMeaning part
  • 官official · guānSound part

⺮ hints at the meaning (bamboo); 官 (guān) hints at the sound. Compare it with guǎn.

How to write 尽管

尽 6 strokes · 管 14 strokes

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尽管 (jǐnguǎn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 尽管 (jǐnguǎn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 尽管

Words with 尽

尽力jìnlì · to strive one’s hardest尽快jǐnkuài · as soon as possible尽量jǐnliàng · as much as possible竭尽全力jiéjìnquánlì · to do one’s utmost无穷无尽wúqióngwújìn · endless苦尽甘来kǔjìngānlái · after hardship comes happiness

Words with 管

管guǎn · to manage不管bùguǎn · not to be concerned管理guǎnlǐ · to supervise管子guǎnzi · tube保管bǎoguǎn · to look after主管zhǔguǎn · person in charge管辖guǎnxiá · to have jurisdiction over

More words: Particles & Connectors

接着jiēzhe · next及时jíshí · timely即使jíshǐ · even if既然jìrán · since竟然jìngrán · unexpectedly棵kē · measure word for trees and plants可是kěshì · but恐怕kǒngpà · I’m afraid (that)

FAQs

尽管 (jǐnguǎn) means “despite” or “although”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it jǐnguǎn: jǐn with a 3rd tone, then guǎn with a 3rd tone. In speech it sounds like jínguǎn. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 尽管 is written 儘管. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jinguan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 尽管 from the suggestions. Typing jinguan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
尽管 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.