- 1. allow; let (sb. do as he pleases)
- ♦ 要去要留, ~你自己。 You may go or stay as you please.
- ♦ 这事不能~他一人决定。 This shouldn't be left entirely to his discretion.
- 2. no matter (how, what, etc.)
- ♦ ~问题多复杂, 我们也能搞清楚。 We can solve the problem no matter how complicated it is.
- 3. even if; even though
- ♦ ~江水冷得钻心, 工人们仍然坚持下水操作。 The workers still kept on working in the river even though the water was icy cold.