尽管 + Verb (feel free to) · 尽管 + Verbo (siéntase libre de)
A learner hesitates to ask a question
- A teacher says 有问题尽管问。 — “If you have questions, feel free to ask.” 尽管 encourages the learner not to hold back in this context.
- Compare 尽管下雨，我们还是去了。 — “Although it rained, we still went.” The same written word has a different use.
A learner hesitates to ask a question
- A teacher says to have / there is有question问题ask freely / despite, according to context尽管to ask问。 — “If you have questions, feel free to ask.” ask freely / despite, according to context尽管 encourages the learner not to hold back in this context.
- Compare ask freely / despite, according to context尽管to rain下雨，we / us我们or / still还是to go去(completed / change)了。 — “Although it rained, we still went.” The same written word has a different use.
Give permission or reassurance
- Before an action, 尽管 + verb phrase can mean “go ahead” or “feel free”: 有问题尽管问 / 想吃什么尽管点。
- 你尽管放心，这件事交给我。 means “Rest assured; leave this to me.” Read it as reassurance, not a statement that an action has already succeeded.
have有questions问题feel free to尽管ask问。
Give permission or reassurance
- Before an action, ask freely / despite, according to context尽管 + verb phrase can mean “go ahead” or “feel free”: to have / there is有question问题ask freely / despite, according to context尽管to ask问 / want / think / miss想variant of 吃吃what什么ask freely / despite, according to context尽管point点。
- you你ask freely / despite, according to context尽管to feel relieved放心，这件matter事to give交给I / me我。 means “Rest assured; leave this to me.” Read it as reassurance, not a statement that an action has already succeeded.
have有questions问题feel free to尽管ask问。
有问题____问。
Here 尽管 encourages asking freely.
Read the concessive use separately
- 尽管下雨，我们还是去了 acknowledges rain while saying the expected obstacle did not prevent the trip.
- This concessive use can also pair with 但是 or a similar contrast. A sentence with 尽管 is not automatically an invitation just because a verb follows somewhere later.
Read the concessive use separately
- ask freely / despite, according to context尽管to rain下雨，we / us我们or / still还是to go去(completed / change)了 acknowledges rain while saying the expected obstacle did not prevent the trip.
- This concessive use can also pair with but但是 or a similar contrast. A sentence with ask freely / despite, according to context尽管 is not automatically an invitation just because a verb follows somewhere later.
尽管下雨，我们还是去了 expresses…
The rain is a difficulty that did not prevent going.
Use the clauses to identify the function
- In 有问题尽管问, the speaker encourages asking. In 尽管有问题，我们还是完成了任务, the speaker acknowledges problems but reports completion.
- Compare the relation between the clauses. Classifying the second example as broken would confuse a valid different use with a word-order error.
Use the clauses to identify the function
- In to have / there is有question问题ask freely / despite, according to context尽管to ask问, the speaker encourages asking. In ask freely / despite, according to context尽管to have / there is有question问题，we / us我们or / still还是to complete完成(completed / change)了mission任务, the speaker acknowledges problems but reports completion.
- Compare the relation between the clauses. Classifying the second example as broken would confuse a valid different use with a word-order error.
Permission or concession?
Distinguish contextual meanings and the limits of what each example states.
尽管有问题，我们还是完成了 is a possible concession sentence.
A difficulty can coexist with a completed result.
Match each example to its meaning.
Read the full phrase and context.
Respect the scope of the invitation
- “Feel free to ask” concerns the stated activity in that exchange. It does not grant unlimited permission to unrelated actions.
- A speaker may later qualify or withdraw an invitation. That can be confusing or inconsiderate, but it is a communication issue rather than proof that the original construction is ungrammatical.
Permission-giving 尽管 guarantees that no practical problem can occur.
Encouragement to ask is not proof about every consequence.
Which clause reports the result despite rain?
还是去了 states the action that occurred despite the difficulty.
Choose invitation or contrast from context
- To encourage a hesitant learner, use 有问题尽管问。 To acknowledge an obstacle, use a complete contrast such as 尽管下雨，我们还是去了。
- Identify the intended function before choosing the English wording. 尽量 expresses feasible effort; permission-giving 尽管 encourages an action without hesitation.
尽管 can encourage an action or introduce a concession. Complete clauses show which use is intended; a different valid use is not a broken invitation.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Adverbs.
Choose invitation or contrast from context
- To encourage a hesitant learner, use to have / there is有question问题ask freely / despite, according to context尽管to ask问。 To acknowledge an obstacle, use a complete contrast such as ask freely / despite, according to context尽管to rain下雨，we / us我们or / still还是to go去(completed / change)了。
- Identify the intended function before choosing the English wording. as far as feasible; try to尽量 expresses feasible effort; permission-giving ask freely / despite, according to context尽管 encourages an action without hesitation.
ask freely / despite, according to context尽管 can encourage an action or introduce a concession. Complete clauses show which use is intended; a different valid use is not a broken invitation.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Adverbs.
Which gives permission to ask questions?
The invitation removes hesitation about asking.
The same written 尽管 can have different functions in complete examples.
The permission and concession constructions differ.