No matter how… still… – 再 zài… 也 yě…

Grammar Point:
This structure 再 zài… 也 yě… emphasizes that B will not change, no matter how much or how many times A happens. It often shows determination, resistance, or a fact that doesn’t change.

Structure

S 再 zài A，(S) 也 yě B

他tā再zài努力nǔlì， 也yě考kǎo不bú上shàng那nà所suǒ大學dàxué他tā再zài努力nǔlì， 也yě考kǎo不bu上shang那nà所suǒ大学dàxué
No matter how hard he tries, he still can’t get into that university.

這zhè件jiàn衣服yīfú再zài便宜piányí， 我wǒ也yě不bù買mǎi这zhè件jiàn衣服yīfu再zài便宜piányi， 我wǒ也yě不bù买mǎi
No matter how cheap it is, I won’t buy it.

天氣tiānqì再zài冷lěng， 我wǒ也yě要yào去qù運動yùndòng天气tiānqì再zài冷lěng， 我wǒ也yě要yào去qù运动yùndòng
No matter how cold it is, I’m still going to exercise.

你nǐ再zài餓è， 也yě不能bùnéng只zhǐ吃chī泡麵pàomiàn啊a！ 你nǐ再zài饿è， 也yě不能bùnéng只zhǐ吃chī方便面fāngbiànmiàn啊a！
Even if you’re super hungry, you still shouldn’t eat only instant noodles!

這zhè奶茶nǎichá再zài好喝hǎohē， 我wǒ也yě不能bùnéng每天měitiān喝hē这zhè奶茶nǎichá再zài好喝hǎohē， 我wǒ也yě不能bùnéng每天měitiān喝hē
No matter how good bubble tea is, I still can’t drink it every day.

再zài煩fán， 我wǒ也yě要yào把bǎ這zhè份fèn報告bàogào寫xiě完wán再zài烦fán， 我wǒ也yě要yào把bǎ这zhè份fèn报告bàogào写xiě完wán
No matter how annoyed I am, I still have to finish this report.

中文zhōngwén再zài難nán， 你nǐ也yě不bù准zhǔn放棄fàngqì中文zhōngwén再zài难nán， 你nǐ也yě不bù准zhǔn放弃fàngqì
No matter how difficult the Chinese is, you must not give up. 🫵 😤

Practice

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✔️ No matter how lazy he is, he still does his own laundry.

他tā再zài懶lǎn， 也yě會huì自己zìjǐ洗xǐ衣服yīfú他tā再zài懒lǎn， 也yě会huì自己zìjǐ洗xǐ衣服yīfu

✔️ Even if you’re really sad, you still have to eat.

你nǐ再zài難過nánguò， 也yě還是háishì要yào吃飯chīfàn啊a你nǐ再zài难过nánguò， 也yě还是háishì要yào吃饭chīfàn啊a

✔️ No matter how many times students ask, I never get impatient. (Not really…)

學生xuéshēng再zài問wèn幾jǐ次cì， 我wǒ也yě不會búhuì不bú耐煩nàifán学生xuéshēng再zài问wèn几jī次cì， 我wǒ也yě不会búhuì不bú耐烦nàifán