尽管 + Verb (feel free to)
"Go ahead, feel free"
- despite尽管 has a second use: "feel free to / go ahead and" (before a verb).
- to have / there is有question问题despite尽管to ask问 = "if you have questions, feel free to ask."
- Here it gives permission, not concession ("although").
despite尽管 + Verb
- despite尽管 = "go right ahead" — no need to hold back.
have有questions问题feel free尽管ask问。
- to have / there is有question问题despite尽管to ask问 = "feel free to ask if you have questions."
Explore
Correct or broken?
Feel-free 尽管: go ahead and … — right before the invited action.
Practice
Feel free to ask if you have questions: 有问题 ____ 问。
尽管 + Verb = feel free to: 有问题尽管问.
Practice
尽管 + Verb here means “although”.
No — here it's “feel free to”. 尽管…但是… is the “although” use.
Recap
Key idea
- despite尽管 + Verb — "feel free to / go ahead and …"
- to have / there is有question问题despite尽管to ask问 · despite尽管variant of 说说
- A different despite尽管 from despite尽管…but但是… ("although")
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Adverbs.
Practice
This 尽管 (+ Verb) means…
尽管问 = go ahead and ask; distinct from 尽管…但是… (although).