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How to say “no matter how” in Chinese with 再…也

再 (zài) + Adj., 也 (yě) + Result

再 (zài)…也 (yě) — no matter how

HSK 6Adverbs

Rule structure

再 (zài) + adjective + 也 (yě)… means “no matter how…, still…”. The structure shows that the result remains true regardless of the degree of difficulty or another quality.

Examples

再难，也要坚持下去。

Zài nán, yě yào jiānchí xiàqù.

No matter how hard it is, we still have to persevere.

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Characters

Words from this rule

再

zài

Again, then

也

yě

Also, too

难

nán

Difficult

要

yào

To want, need, to intend to do something

坚持

jiānchí

To persist, to insist

下去

xià qù

To go down (away from the speaker); to go on

Frequently asked questions

How do you say “no matter how” in Chinese with 再…也?

Use the structure: 再 (zài) + Adj., 也 (yě) + Result. For example: 再难，也要坚持下去。 — “No matter how hard it is, we still have to persevere”.

What is an example sentence with this grammar rule?

再难，也要坚持下去。 — “No matter how hard it is, we still have to persevere”.

Which HSK level includes this grammar rule?

This grammar rule is part of HSK 6.

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