尽管
jǐnguǎn
despite, although, even though
conjunction
Example
尽管天气很冷，他还是坚持每天晨跑。
Jǐnguǎn tiānqì hěn lěng, tā háishì jiānchí měitiān chénpǎo.
Despite the cold weather, he still insists on jogging every morning.
A useful conjunction for expressing contrast or concession. Often followed by 还是 or 仍然 in the main clause to emphasize the contrast.