管 guǎn tube
tube; to manage; to control
How to remember 管: 𥫗 bamboo + 官 official = tube. The bamboo water pipe in the village breaks, and the official from town arrives to fit a brand new tube.
Component breakdown
管 = 𥫗 bamboo + 官 official
- 𥫗 bamboo
- 官 official
The bamboo water pipe in the village breaks, and the official from town arrives to fit a brand new tube.
How it is used
- To manage / control / mind - 管理 (guǎnlǐ) manage, 管孩子 (guǎn háizi) discipline a child, 别管我 (bié guǎn wǒ) leave me alone.
- In 不管 (bùguǎn) and 尽管 (jǐnguǎn) it means 'no matter / despite'; 不管怎样 no matter what.
- Also a concrete noun 'tube/pipe': 吸管 (xīguǎn) straw, 血管 (xuèguǎn) blood vessel.
Words with 管
- 不管bùguǎnno matter (what, how, etc.)HSK 4
- 尽管jǐnguǎndespiteHSK 4
- 管理guǎnlǐsuperviseHSK 4
- 吸管xīguǎnstrawHSK 5
- 主管zhǔguǎnin chargeHSK 6
- 保管bǎoguǎnto hold in safekeepingHSK 6
- 管道guǎndàotubingHSK 6
- 血管xuèguǎnveinHSK 6
- 只管zhǐguǎnsolely engrossed in one thingHSK 7
- 气管qìguǎnwindpipeHSK 7
- 看管kānguǎnto look afterHSK 7
- 管家guǎnjiābutlerHSK 7
- 管教guǎnjiàoto disciplineHSK 7
- 管用guǎnyòngefficaciousHSK 7
- 掌管zhǎngguǎnin charge ofHSK 8
- 监管jiānguǎnto overseeHSK 9
- 管辖guǎnxiáto administerHSK 9
Example sentences
- 我管理这个部门。 Wǒ guǎnlǐ zhège bùmén.I'm in charge of this department.
- 有什么要求尽管说。 Yǒu shénme yāoqiú jǐnguǎn shuō.Feel free to ask whatever you want.
- 不管下不下雨，她都带伞。 Bùguǎn xià bú xiàyǔ, tā dōu dài sǎn.She carries an umbrella whether or not it's raining.