No. 6,115 in Chinese
尽管如此
"尽管如此" means "even so" or "nevertheless."
In a sentence
尽管如此,我仍然决定去那里。
Despite this, I still decided to go there.
The phrase '尽管如此' in this sentence shows a concession where the speaker acknowledges a preceding circumstance but persists in their decision.
尽管如此,他还是表现得非常冷静。
Even so, he still remained very calm.
In this example, '尽管如此' demonstrates recognition of an influential event or condition, juxtaposed with the calm reaction of the individual.
尽管如此,我们的计划没有被改变。
Even though this is the case, our plans were not altered.
The usage of '尽管如此' here signifies that although a particular event or situation occurred, it did not have the anticipated effect on the plans.
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