儘管

简 尽管 · 繁 儘管
Mandarin · pinyin jǐn guǎn

Meanings

  1. despite
  2. although
  3. even though
  4. in spite of
  5. unhesitatingly
  6. do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc)
  7. (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
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管
guǎn · pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music
尽
jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete
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3–3 · jin3 guan3

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conj

  1. even though; though; despite

adv

  1. by all means; freely; unhesitatingly
  2. (dialectal) always; all the time

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儘管 · jin3 guan3
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Exact source record儘管 尽管 [jin3 guan3] /despite/although/even though/in spite of/unhesitatingly/do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc)/(go ahead and do it) without hesitating/