Complex Conditional Phrases - 无论……与否、都……
条件复句 — 无论……与否、都……
Understand the use of complex conditional phrases (条件复句) that express a condition: 如果…就… / 只要…就… / 只有…才… / 除非…才…
Elements
无论……与否都……
How to use it
- For 无论, take a model sentence like 无论天气如何，他都会去公园。 (No matter what the weather is, he will go to the park.) and replace only the variable information.
- Copy a model sentence (无论天气如何，他都会去公园。) and replace the subject/object/time while keeping the same structure.
- Context: Use this structure to describe facts or actions in a complete sentence.
Examples
无论天气如何，他都会去公园。
wúlùn tianqì rúhé, tā dōu huì qù gōngyuán.
No matter what the weather is, he will go to the park.
无论你做什么，我都会支持你。
wúlùn nǐ zuò shénme, wǒ dōu huì zhīchí nǐ.
No matter what you do, I will support you.
北京是都城
Běijīng shì dōu chéng
Beijing is the capital.
都是首都
Dōu shì shū chéng
It is the capital.
Notes and exceptions
- 无论 : regardless of. This term means "regardless of..." or "whatever...".
- 都 : all; everything. The word "capital" in French designates the city where the government and important institutions of a country or region are located.
Practice quiz
Choose the best option for each sentence, then submit to view the correction.
1. ____天气如何，他都会去公园。
(No matter what the weather is, he will go to the park.)
2. ____你做什么，我都会支持你。
(No matter what you do, I will support you.)
3. 北京是____城
(Beijing is the capital.)
4. ____是首都
(It is the capital.)