不论
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
不论 (bùlùn) · no matter
不论 (bùlùn) means “no matter; regardless of”. It is written with 2 characters: 不 (not) + 论 (debate). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 不论 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)
论 lùn · debate
What 论 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 仑lún — logical reasons
- 人rén — person
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Speech 讠 that explains the logic 仑; 仑 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
不论多忙，他都会运动。Bùlùn duō máng, tā dōu huì yùndòng.No matter how busy he is, he exercises.
不论谁来，都要先打电话。Bùlùn shéi lái, dōu yào xiān dǎ diànhuà.Whoever comes must call first.
Questions about 不论
What does 不论 mean?
不论 (bùlùn) means “no matter; regardless of”.
How do you pronounce 不论?
不论 is pronounced bùlùn.
Which HSK level is 不论?
不论 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
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 不论 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 58: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.