管

guǎn

HSK 4

管 — guǎn

1. to take care of; to manage; to be in charge of; to control; to look after; to run

   这件事你来管就行了。 zhèjiàn shì nǐ lái guǎn jiùxíngle — You can take care of this matter.

2. tube; pipe; (wood)wind instrument; writing brush

   水管破了，要赶快修。 shuǐguǎn pò le yào gǎnkuài xiū — The water pipe is broken; it needs to be repaired quickly.

3. classifier for long, thin, tube-shaped objects (e.g., rods, tubes)

   他从抽屉里拿出一管牙膏。 tā cóng chōutì lǐ náchū yīguǎn yágāo — He took a tube of toothpaste from the drawer.

4. colloquial marker meaning 'to' or 'towards' (informal usage)

   我不管这件事，你去处理吧。 wǒ bùguǎn zhèjiàn shì nǐ qù chùlǐ ba — I don't want to deal with this matter; you handle it.

5. particle similar to 把 in 管...叫 constructions (used in colloquial patterns like 管他叫...)

   我们管他叫小张。 wǒmen guǎn tā jiào xiǎozhāng — We call him Little Zhang.

6. surname Guan

   王先生，您认识管老师吗？ wángxiānshēng nín rènshí guǎn lǎoshī ma — Mr. Wang, do you know Teacher Guan?