wúlùn yǎlíng duō zhòng, zīshì dōu yào duì.

to need to

Breakdown of wúlùn yǎlíng duō zhòng, zīshì dōu yào duì.

• 多duō: how
• 对duì: correct
• 重zhòng: heavy

Questions & Answers about wúlùn yǎlíng duō zhòng, zīshì dōu yào duì.

How does 无论 … 都 … work in this sentence?

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

In this sentence:

• 无论哑铃多重 = no matter how heavy the dumbbells are
• 姿势都要对 = your form still has to be correct

So the full structure is:

• 无论 + condition, 都 + result

You can think of 都 here as helping show that the result applies in every case.

Examples:

• 无论多忙，我都要运动。
  No matter how busy I am, I still need to exercise.
• 无论天气多冷，他都去跑步。
  No matter how cold the weather is, he goes running.

Why is it 多重 and not just 重?

多 + adjective is a common way to ask or state how adjective something is in clauses like this.

So:

• 多重 = how heavy
• 多大 = how big / how old
• 多高 = how tall
• 多远 = how far

In 无论哑铃多重, 多重 means however heavy or no matter how heavy.

Compare:

• 哑铃很重。
  The dumbbells are heavy.
• 哑铃多重？
  How heavy are the dumbbells?
• 无论哑铃多重，姿势都要对。
  No matter how heavy the dumbbells are, your form must be correct.

So 重 just means heavy, but 多重 means how heavy.

Why is 重 pronounced here?