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怎么 + 也/都 + negative result (no matter how)

No matter how (hard one tries), …

怎么也/都 + negative: whatever one does, it doesn’t happen — 怎么也想不起来 “just can’t remember”.

In stories

  1. 别人的头都沉下去了，只有这九个人的头，怎么也沉不下去。

    沙和尚 · Sandy of the Flowing Sand River HSK 3

  2. 孙悟空的头还在外面，可是他怎么也出不来。

    五行山下 · Under the Five-Element Mountain HSK 3

  3. 人们听说了，马上坐船去河上找他，可是怎么也找不到。

    端午节：龙舟和粽子 · What is the Dragon Boat Festival? HSK 3

  4. 他怎么也没想到，这只猴子将来会给他带来多大的麻烦。

    美猴王 · The Handsome Monkey King HSK 5

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What does 怎么 + 也/都 + negative result (no matter how) mean in Chinese?

No matter how (hard one tries), …. 怎么也/都 + negative: whatever one does, it doesn’t happen — 怎么也想不起来 “just can’t remember”.

How common is 怎么 + 也/都 + negative result (no matter how)?

It comes up in 9 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

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