尽管

儘管

jǐnguǎn

conjunction HSK 4 #1,111

Meanings

HSK 1

有什么问题尽管问我。

Yǒu shénme wèntí jǐnguǎn wèn wǒ.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me.

HSK 4

尽管他很努力，结果还是不理想。

Jǐnguǎn tā hěn nǔlì, jiéguǒ háishì bù lǐxiǎng.

Although he worked very hard, the result was still not ideal.

HSK 5

尽管压力很大，他依然坚持完成了整个项目。

Jǐnguǎn yālì hěn dà, tā yīrán jiānchí wánchéng le zhěnggè xiàngmù.

Despite the great pressure, he still persisted and finished the whole project.

usage

Two meanings. (1) "Although / despite" with 尽管..., 还是/但是... (2) "Feel free to" with 尽管 + verb. Context disambiguates.

grammar

As "although": 尽管 starts the first clause, followed by 还是/但是/可是 in the second clause.

尽 jìn

管 guǎn