尽管 (jǐnguǎn) — although; despite; even though

尽管 (jǐnguǎn)

尽管 is a conjunction that introduces a concessive clause, acknowledging a fact or obstacle while stating that it does not prevent the outcome in the main clause.

Meanings

1. [conjunction] although; despite; even though (used to introduce a concessive condition that does not change the result)

Usage Note

尽管 introduces the subordinate (concessive) clause, and the main clause often uses 还是 (háishi, still), 仍然 (réngrán, still), 却 (què, but/yet), or 但是 (dànshì, but) to show contrast. The structure is:

尽管 + [concessive clause], [main clause with 还是/仍然/但是]

Compare with 虽然...但是, which is essentially interchangeable. 尽管 can feel slightly more emphatic, stressing that the obstacle is real but ultimately irrelevant to the outcome.

• 尽管很难，他还是坚持下去了。 Although it was very hard, he still persisted.
• 虽然很难，但是他坚持下去了。 Although it was very hard, he persisted.

Example Sentences

尽管天气很冷，他每天仍然去跑步。 Jǐnguǎn tiānqì hěn lěng, tā měitiān réngrán qù pǎobù. Although the weather is very cold, he still goes running every day.

尽管失败了很多次，她还是没有放弃。 Jǐnguǎn shībài le hěn duō cì, tā háishi méiyǒu fàngqì. Despite failing many times, she still did not give up.

尽管他不太同意，但最终接受了这个决定。 Jǐnguǎn tā bù tài tóngyì, dàn zuìzhōng jiēshòu le zhège juédìng. Although he did not quite agree, he eventually accepted the decision.

尽管我们来自不同的国家，我们却成了好朋友。 Jǐnguǎn wǒmen láizì bùtóng de guójiā, wǒmen què chéngle hǎo péngyou. Even though we come from different countries, we became good friends.

Collocations

Memory Hook

尽管 contains 尽 (jìn/jǐn, "to the fullest extent") and 管 ("to manage / to concern"). Think of it as "no matter how much this concerns you," the result still holds. The obstacle is acknowledged to the fullest, yet it changes nothing.