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管 (guǎn): control, manage, care about, bother with; (pipe, tube); (measure word for tubular objects)

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HSK 4verb, (noun, classifier)

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Pinyin
Meaning: control, manage, care about, bother with; (pipe, tube); (measure word for tubular objects)
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb, (noun, classifier)
HSK level: HSK 4
Strokes: 14
Radical: 竹
Structure: 上下结构

Full definitions

to take care (of)
to control
to manage
to be in charge of
to look after
to run
to care about
tube
pipe
woodwind
classifier for tube-shaped objects
particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions
writing brush
(coll.) to
towards
to manage
to control
to be in charge of
to care about
to bother about
tube
pipe
to call (someone as)
to address as (in 管...叫...)
variant of 管[guan3]
surname Guan

Chinese explanation

管子，圆筒形的物体，用来输送液体或气体
管理，负责某项工作或照顾某人
过问，干涉别人的事情
量词，用于细长的圆筒形东西
口语中表示不管、无论，常与“什么”连用。

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Example sentences

He has managed this company for ten years.

Don't worry about me, I can do it myself.

There is a tube of toothpaste on the table.

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