尽管

Traditional form:

儘管

Pinyin (reading):

jǐnguǎn

Definitions:

• despite
• although
• even though
• in spite of
• unhesitatingly
• do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc)
• (go ahead and do it) without hesitating

Characters:

• 尽 - to exhaust, to use up, to deplete
• 管 - tube, pipe, duct; to manage, to control

Traditional characters:

• 儘 - to exhaust, to use up, to deplete
• 管 - tube, pipe, duct; to manage, to control