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despite / although / even though / in spite of / unhesitatingly / do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc) / (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
HSK 5
unexpectedly / to one's surprise / in spite of everything / in that crazy way / actually / to go as far as to
HSK 4
in spite of; regardless of
HSK 5
lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face / to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
(idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
HSK 7-9
to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom) / to be undaunted by repeated setbacks / to be indomitable
to make oneself do sth in spite of adversity, pain etc
used in expressions of the form + {verb} + 不誤|不误, in which means "as before", and the overall meaning is "carry on (doing sth) regardless" or "continue (to do sth) in spite of changed circumstances", e.g. 照買不誤|照买不误, to keep on buying (a product) regardless (of price hikes)
to be suffering from an illness (often implying "in spite of being sick") / to carry the causative agent of an infectious disease
extreme hatred / animosity / spite
to find joy in sorrows (idiom); to enjoy sth in spite of one's suffering
lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom) / fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back / to have to finish what one started / to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks
to laugh in spite of oneself / to be unable to help laughing / to break into laughter
to proceed tenaciously in spite of obstacles
to vent personal spite / to act out of malice (esp. of crime)
personal spite / malice


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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