Chinese word dictionary

无论如何

wúlùn-rúhé · (idiom) whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means

Practice word

Word information

Simplified无论如何

Traditional無論如何

Pinyinwúlùn-rúhé

Part of speechGeneral

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

无wú

no, not; lacking, -less

论lùn

debate; discussion

如rú

as, as if, like, such as, supposing

何hé

what, why, where, which, how

How to learn 无论如何

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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比如bǐrú

for example; for instance; such as

如果rúguǒ

if; in case; in the event that

不论búlùn

whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss

不如bùrú

not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to

例如lìrú

for example; for instance; such as

任何rènhé

any; whatever; whichever