Sentence pattern · Band 4

无论……都……: no matter what

Q: What is the most common mistake?

无论下雨，我去锻炼。 → 无论下雨，我都去锻炼。. 无论 always travels with its partner 都; the sweeping 都 is not optional scenery.

无论 A，都 B

无论 throws every case into one bag: rain or shine, busy or free, wherever you go, and 都 handles the whole lot in one sweep. The frame loves pairs, 还是 offering options or 多 plus an adjective covering degrees. English says no matter what; Mandarin names the chaos first with 无论 and cleans it up with 都.

Hear it in a sentence

无论多忙，他都去锻炼。Wúlùn duō máng, tā dōu qù duànliàn.No matter how busy, he still works out.

无论下雨还是晴天，我都去上班。Wúlùn xià yǔ háishi qíng tiān, wǒ dōu qù shàngbān.Rain or shine, I go to work.

无论你去哪儿，我都跟着。Wúlùn nǐ qù nǎr, wǒ dōu gēn zhe.Wherever you go, I will follow.

无论多难，你都要学吗？Wúlùn duō nán, nǐ dōu yào xué ma?No matter how hard it is, you will keep studying?

Mistakes people make

Not this无论下雨，我去锻炼。Wúlùn xià yǔ, wǒ qù duànliàn.Say this无论下雨，我都去锻炼。Wúlùn xià yǔ, wǒ dōu qù duànliàn.

无论 always travels with its partner 都; the sweeping 都 is not optional scenery.

Not this都无论多忙，他去锻炼。Dōu wúlùn duō máng, tā qù duànliàn.Say this无论多忙，他都去锻炼。Wúlùn duō máng, tā dōu qù duànliàn.

无论 opens the first half and 都 lands in the second; neither word budges from its post.

Words in this pattern

无论wúlùn 都dōu

Quick answers

What does 无论……都…… mean?

How do you build it?

无论 A，都 B

What is the most common mistake?

无论下雨，我去锻炼。 → 无论下雨，我都去锻炼。

无论 always travels with its partner 都; the sweeping 都 is not optional scenery.

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