不管
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
不管 (bùguǎn) · no matter
不管 (bùguǎn) means “no matter; regardless of”. It is written with 2 characters: 不 (not) + 管 (to manage). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 不管 is built
The characters
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
管 guǎn · to manage
What 管 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 官guān — official
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 㠯yǐ — according to
- 己jǐ — self
- 宀 — roof
Origin hint: ⺮ gives the meaning, 官 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
不管天气怎么样，他都去跑步。Bùguǎn tiānqì zěnmeyàng, tā dōu qù pǎobù.No matter what the weather is like, he goes running.
不管多忙，我都会给你打电话。Bùguǎn duō máng, wǒ dōu huì gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà.No matter how busy I am, I'll call you.
Questions about 不管
What does 不管 mean?
不管 (bùguǎn) means “no matter; regardless of”.
How do you pronounce 不管?
不管 is pronounced bùguǎn.
Which HSK level is 不管?
不管 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不够bùgòunot enough
- 不过bùguòbut
Learn 不管 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.