wúlùn zuò shénme yùndòng, dōu yào xiān rèshēn.

what

Breakdown of wúlùn zuò shénme yùndòng, dōu yào xiān rèshēn.

• 做zuò: to do
• 先xiān: first
• 要yào: to need to

Questions & Answers about wúlùn zuò shénme yùndòng, dōu yào xiān rèshēn.

What does 无论……都…… mean in this sentence?

无论……都…… is a very common pattern meaning no matter... , all / in every case....

In this sentence:

• 无论做什么运动 = no matter what sport/exercise you do
• 都要先热身 = you should/must warm up first in every case

So 无论……都…… connects the idea of any possible case with the result that is always true.

A very literal breakdown is:

• 无论 = regardless of / no matter
• 都 = all / in every case / always

They often work together as a pair.

Why is there 什么 after 做? Does 做什么运动 literally mean do what exercise?

Yes, literally 做什么运动 means do what exercise/sport. But inside the pattern 无论……都……, it means whatever exercise or any kind of exercise.

So:

• 做什么运动 by itself can be a real question:
  • 你做什么运动？
  • What sport do you do?
• But after 无论, it is no longer a question. It becomes an indefinite meaning:
  • 无论做什么运动
  • no matter what exercise you do

This is very common in Chinese: a question word like 什么, 谁, 哪儿 can stop being a real question when used in patterns like 无论……都…….

Why is there no subject like 你 in the sentence?