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guǎn
HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. to take care (of)
  2. 2. to control
  3. 3. to manage
  4. 4. to be in charge of
  5. 5. to look after
  6. 6. to run
  7. 7. to care about
  8. 8. tube
  9. 9. pipe
  10. 10. woodwind
  11. 11. classifier for tube-shaped objects
  12. 12. particle similar to 把[bǎ] in 管...叫 constructions
  13. 13. writing brush
  14. 14. (coll.) to
  15. 15. towards

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「好為人師」還是「好 閒事」?
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Words Containing 管

管理委员会
guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

administrative committee

管它
guǎn tā

no matter if

专管
zhuān guǎn

to be in charge of something specific

国家军品贸易管理委员会
guó jiā jūn pǐn mào yì guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

State Administration Committee on Military Products Trade (SACMPT)

国家外汇管理局
guó jiā wài huì guǎn lǐ jú

State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)

卵黄管
luǎn huáng guǎn

vitelline duct

原肾管
yuán shèn guǎn

protonephridium (invertebrate anatomy)

血管摄影
xuè guǎn shè yǐng

angiography

袖管
xiù guǎn

sleeve

簿记管理员
bù jì guǎn lǐ yuán

commissarian

管窥所及
guǎn kuī suǒ jí

in my humble opinion

接管
jiē guǎn

to take over

照管
zhào guǎn

to look after

输水管
shū shuǐ guǎn

pipe

物管
wù guǎn

property management

显像管
xiǎn xiàng guǎn

picture tube

尖管面
jiān guǎn miàn

penne pasta

水管工人
shuǐ guǎn gōng rén

plumber

简单网络管理协议
jiǎn dān wǎng luò guǎn lǐ xié yì

Simple Network Management Protocol

管制
guǎn zhì

to control

无线电管理委员会
wú xiàn diàn guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

Wireless transmission regulatory commission

心血管疾病
xīn xuè guǎn jí bìng

cardiovascular disease

管理
guǎn lǐ

to supervise

管家婆
guǎn jiā pó

housewife (jocular)

管理费
guǎn lǐ fèi

management fee

维管束
wéi guǎn shù

vascular bundle (botany)

三极管
sān jí guǎn

triode (vacuum tube or transistor)

城管
chéng guǎn

local government bylaw enforcement officer

笙管
shēng guǎn

pipes of a panpipe

排污管
pái wū guǎn

sewer

网管系统
wǎng guǎn xì tǒng

network management

导管组织
dǎo guǎn zǔ zhī

vascular tissue

雷管
léi guǎn

detonator

交通管理局
jiāo tōng guǎn lǐ jú

department of transport

管仲
guǎn zhòng

Guan Zhong (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period

兰郑长管道
lán zhèng cháng guǎn dào

Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline

不管不顾
bù guǎn bù gù

to pay scant regard to (sth)

输出管
shū chū guǎn

vas efferens

国家留学基金管理委员会
guó jiā liú xué jī jīn guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

China Scholarship Council (CSC)

发光二极管
fā guāng èr jí guǎn

light-emitting diode

田间管理
tián jiān guǎn lǐ

land management

木管乐器
mù guǎn yuè qì

woodwind instrument

妻管严
qī guǎn yán

henpecked male

兰郑长成品油管道
lán zhèng cháng chéng pǐn yóu guǎn dào

Lanzhou-Zhengzhou-Changsha oil pipeline

螺线管
luó xiàn guǎn

solenoid

管弦乐队
guǎn xián yuè duì

orchestra

经营管理和维护
jīng yíng guǎn lǐ hé wéi hù

Operations Administration and Maintenance

省直管县
shěng zhí guǎn xiàn

direct management of a county by the province (PRC administrative reform)

脉管
mài guǎn

vascular (made up of vessels)

网管
wǎng guǎn

network management

彤管贻
tóng guǎn yí

presents between lovers

气管炎
qì guǎn yán

bacterial tracheitis (inflammation of the windpipe, often caused by Staphylococcus aureus)

食管
shí guǎn

esophagus

斜管面
xié guǎn miàn

penne pasta

吹管乐
chuī guǎn yuè

woodwind music

管理信息库
guǎn lǐ xìn xī kù

Management Information Base

国务院国有资产监督管理委员会
guó wù yuàn guó yǒu zī chǎn jiān dū guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of State Council (SASAC)

淋巴管
lín bā guǎn

lymphatic channel

维管柱
wéi guǎn zhù

vascular column

档案转送存取及管理
dàng àn zhuǎn sòng cún qǔ jí guǎn lǐ

File Transfer, Access and Management

管他三七二十一
guǎn tā sān qī èr shí yī

who cares

真空管
zhēn kōng guǎn

vacuum tube

控管
kòng guǎn

to control (quality etc)

城市管理行政执法局
chéng shì guǎn lǐ xíng zhèng zhí fǎ jú

City Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau (PRC)

管灯
guǎn dēng

fluorescent light

弯管面
wān guǎn miàn

elbow pasta

心血管
xīn xuè guǎn

cardiovascular

光电二极管
guāng diàn èr jí guǎn

photodiode

主管教区
zhǔ guǎn jiào qū

diocese

寓管理于服务之中
yù guǎn lǐ yú fú wù zhī zhōng

to make administration service-oriented

管弦乐团
guǎn xián yuè tuán

orchestra

血管造影
xuè guǎn zào yǐng

angiography

导管
dǎo guǎn

duct

马氏管
mǎ shì guǎn

Malpighian tubule system (in the insect digestive tract etc)

经管
jīng guǎn

to be in charge of

管子
guǎn zǐ

Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period

中压管
zhōng yā guǎn

medium pressure tube

微血管
wēi xuè guǎn

capillary

交管
jiāo guǎn

traffic control

管取
guǎn qǔ

sure

物业管理
wù yè guǎn lǐ

property management

水烟管
shuǐ yān guǎn

bong

管线
guǎn xiàn

pipeline

热缩管
rè suō guǎn

heat shrink tubing (aka heatshrink) (shrinkable plastic tube used to insulate wires)

萨克斯管
sà kè sī guǎn

sax

根管治疗
gēn guǎn zhì liáo

root canal therapy (dentistry)

计数管
jì shù guǎn

counter

管家职务
guǎn jiā zhí wù

stewardship

管井
guǎn jǐng

tube well

管子
guǎn zi

tube

尽管
jǐn guǎn

despite

泪管
lèi guǎn

tear duct

管理员
guǎn lǐ yuán

manager

多管闲事
duō guǎn xián shì

meddling in other people's business

管窥
guǎn kuī

to look at sth through a bamboo tube

规管
guī guǎn

to regulate

主管
zhǔ guǎn

in charge

簧管
huáng guǎn

reed pipe

监管
jiān guǎn

to oversee

气管插管术
qì guǎn chā guǎn shù

endotracheal intubation (medicine)

芦管
lú guǎn

reed pipe

加强管制
jiā qiáng guǎn zhì

to tighten control (over sth)

管住嘴迈开腿
guǎn zhù zuǐ mài kāi tuǐ

lit. shut your mouth, move your legs (motto for losing weight)

双簧管
shuāng huáng guǎn

double reed wind instrument (such as oboe or bassoon)

管道
guǎn dào

tubing

监管体制
jiān guǎn tǐ zhì

regulatory system

别管
bié guǎn

no matter (who, what etc)

管城回族区
guǎn chéng huí zú qū

Guangcheng Hui District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[zhèng zhōu shì], Henan

空中交通管制员
kōng zhōng jiāo tōng guǎn zhì yuán

air traffic controller

细支气管炎
xì zhī qì guǎn yán

bronchiolitis

支气管
zhī qì guǎn

bronchial tube

细化管理
xì huà guǎn lǐ

micromanagement

烟管面
yān guǎn miàn

elbow pasta

贮存管
zhù cún guǎn

storage container for liquid or gas

笔管面
bǐ guǎn miàn

penne pasta

大管
dà guǎn

bassoon

拉管
lā guǎn

trombone

托管班
tuō guǎn bān

after-school program

人群管理特别用途车
rén qún guǎn lǐ tè bié yòng tú chē

specialized crowd management vehicle, a riot control vehicle equipped with a water cannon, commonly known as water cannon vehicle 水炮車|水炮车[shuǐ pào chē]

电子管
diàn zǐ guǎn

valve (electronics)

死人不管
sǐ rén bù guǎn

(coll.) to wash one's hands of a matter

管套
guǎn tào

pipe sleeve

信管
xìn guǎn

a fuse (for explosive charge)

插管
chā guǎn

(medicine) to intubate

不管
bù guǎn

not to be concerned

蛇管
shé guǎn

flexible hose

摞管
luò guǎn

to masturbate

铅管工
qiān guǎn gōng

plumber

激光二极管
jī guāng èr jí guǎn

laser diode

血管
xuè guǎn

vein

管路
guǎn lù

piping (for water, oil, etc)

射精管
shè jīng guǎn

ejaculatory duct

不管怎样
bù guǎn zěn yàng

in any case

输卵管
shū luǎn guǎn

Fallopian tube

物流管理
wù liú guǎn lǐ

logistics

企业管理硕士
qǐ yè guǎn lǐ shuò shì

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

企管硕士
qǐ guǎn shuò shì

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

管得着
guǎn de zháo

to concern oneself with (a matter); to make (sth) one's business

滴管
dī guǎn

eyedropper

托管
tuō guǎn

trusteeship

肠管
cháng guǎn

intestine

盘管
pán guǎn

coil in still (used for distilling)

输尿管
shū niào guǎn

ureter

维管束植物
wéi guǎn shù zhí wù

vascular plants

图书管理员
tú shū guǎn lǐ yuán

librarian

主管人员
zhǔ guǎn rén yuán

executive

管理学院
guǎn lǐ xué yuàn

school of management

任务管理器
rèn wu guǎn lǐ qì

(computing) task manager

管家
guǎn jiā

manager; administrator; housekeeper

神经管
shén jīng guǎn

neural tube (embryology)

竹管
zhú guǎn

bamboo pipe

品管
pǐn guǎn

quality control

粗管面
cū guǎn miàn

rigatoni

储水管
chǔ shuǐ guǎn

standpipe (firefighting water storage system for a building)

脑血管屏障
nǎo xuè guǎn píng zhàng

blood brain barrier

管治
guǎn zhì

governance

男管家
nán guǎn jiā

butler

维管
wéi guǎn

vascular

黑管
hēi guǎn

clarinet

管情
guǎn qíng

to guarantee

支气管炎
zhī qì guǎn yán

bronchitis

毛细血管
máo xì xuè guǎn

capillary blood vessels

放松管制
fàng sōng guǎn zhì

deregulation

三联管
sān lián guǎn

triplet

管不着
guǎn bu zháo

to have no right or ability to interfere in sth

统管
tǒng guǎn

unified administration

钢管
gāng guǎn

steel pipe

保管员
bǎo guǎn yuán

custodian

低音管
dī yīn guǎn

bassoon

氧炔吹管
yǎng quē chuī guǎn

oxyacetylene torch

站管理
zhàn guǎn lǐ

station management

排气管
pái qì guǎn

exhaust pipe

试管婴儿
shì guǎn yīng ér

test tube baby

管龠
guǎn yuè

flute

管道运输
guǎn dào yùn shū

pipeline transport

管他呢
guǎn tā ne

don’t worry about (it, him etc)

套管
tào guǎn

pipe casing

血管粥样硬化
xuè guǎn zhōu yàng yìng huà

atherosclerosis

阴极射线管
yīn jí shè xiàn guǎn

cathode ray tube

女管家
nǚ guǎn jiā

housekeeper

中国保险监督管理委员会
zhōng guó bǎo xiǎn jiān dū guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC)

烟管
yān guǎn

smoking pipe

风险管理
fēng xiǎn guǎn lǐ

risk management

管子钳
guǎn zi qián

pipe wrench

网络管理
wǎng luò guǎn lǐ

network management

管理接口
guǎn lǐ jiē kǒu

management interface

导液管
dǎo yè guǎn

(med.) catheter

国家标准化管理委员会
guó jiā biāo zhǔn huà guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

Standardization Administration of PRC (SAC)

高管
gāo guǎn

executive

管中窥豹
guǎn zhōng kuī bào

lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture

国家电力监管委员会
guó jiā diàn lì jiān guǎn wěi yuán huì

State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PRC)

管用
guǎn yòng

efficacious

中国证券监督管理委员会
zhōng guó zhèng quàn jiān dū guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)

不怕官,只怕管
bù pà guān , zhǐ pà guǎn

lit. it is not an official to be feared, but a person in direct control over sb (proverb)

中国银行业监督管理委员会
zhōng guó yín háng yè jiān dū guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC)

管弦乐
guǎn xián yuè

orchestral music

光二极管
guāng èr jí guǎn

photodiode

三不管
sān bù guǎn

of undetermined status

瘘管
lòu guǎn

fistula

管理功能
guǎn lǐ gōng néng

management function

铜管
tóng guǎn

brass instrument (music)

灯管
dēng guǎn

fluorescent light

本地管理界面
běn dì guǎn lǐ jiè miàn

LMI

各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng

sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)

食物及药品管理局
shí wù jí yào pǐn guǎn lǐ jú

US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA)

管控
guǎn kòng

to control

管扳手
guǎn bān shǒu

pipe wrench

侦毒管
zhēn dú guǎn

detector tube

总管理处
zǒng guǎn lǐ chù

headquarters

管理层收购
guǎn lǐ céng shōu gòu

management buyout (MBO)

试管受孕
shì guǎn shòu yùn

in vitro fertilisation

管工
guǎn gōng

plumber

小支气管
xiǎo zhī qì guǎn

bronchiole

管乐器
guǎn yuè qì

wind instrument

商业管理
shāng yè guǎn lǐ

business administration

输精管
shū jīng guǎn

vas deferens

萨克管
sà kè guǎn

sax

管见
guǎn jiàn

my limited view (lit. view through a thin tube)

管理站
guǎn lǐ zhàn

management station

代管
dài guǎn

to administer

管束
guǎn shù

to exercise control over

呼吸管
hū xī guǎn

snorkel

管闲事
guǎn xián shì

to meddle

气管
qì guǎn

windpipe

管他
guǎn tā

no matter if

变革管理
biàn gé guǎn lǐ

change management (business)

管见所及
guǎn jiàn suǒ jí

in my humble opinion (idiom)

爆管
bào guǎn

cartridge igniter

管教
guǎn jiào

to discipline

腕管综合症
wàn guǎn zōng hé zhèng

carpal tunnel syndrome

甭管
béng guǎn

(coll.) regardless of; no matter (where, who etc)

信息管理
xìn xī guǎn lǐ

information management

巴松管
bā sōng guǎn

bassoon (loanword)

晶体管
jīng tǐ guǎn

transistor

网络管理系统
wǎng luò guǎn lǐ xì tǒng

network management system

落水管
luò shuǐ guǎn

drainpipe

管他的
guǎn tā de

don’t worry about (it, him etc)

气管痉挛
qì guǎn jìng luán

breathing convulsions (as in asthma)

尿生殖管道
niào shēng zhí guǎn dào

urinogenital tract

管纱
guǎn shā

cop (textiles)

共管
gòng guǎn

to administer jointly

网管员
wǎng guǎn yuán

network manager

管座
guǎn zuò

to mount an electronic valve

管理学
guǎn lǐ xué

management studies

水管面
shuǐ guǎn miàn

tube pasta (e.g. penne, rigatoni, ziti)

单簧管
dān huáng guǎn

clarinet

排污地下主管网
pái wū dì xià zhǔ guǎn wǎng

underground sewage network

网管接口
wǎng guǎn jiē kǒu

network management interface

食品药品监督管理局
shí pǐn yào pǐn jiān dū guǎn lǐ jú

(China) Food and Drug Administration

行政管理
xíng zhèng guǎn lǐ

administration

污水管
wū shuǐ guǎn

sewage pipe

网络管理员
wǎng luò guǎn lǐ yuán

network administrator

撸管
lū guǎn

(slang) to masturbate

管子工
guǎn zi gōng

plumber

耦联晶体管
ǒu lián jīng tǐ guǎn

coupled transistor (electronics)

中国无线电频谱管理和监测
zhōng guó wú xiàn diàn pín pǔ guǎn lǐ hé jiān cè

China state radio regulation committee SRRC

只管
zhǐ guǎn

solely engrossed in one thing

微丝血管
wēi sī xuè guǎn

capillary blood vessels

交通协管员
jiāo tōng xié guǎn yuán

traffic warden

总卵黄管
zǒng luǎn huáng guǎn

common vitelline duct

内容管理系统
nèi róng guǎn lǐ xì tǒng

content management system (CMS) (Internet)

分管
fēn guǎn

to be put in charge of

迪吉里杜管
dí jí lǐ dù guǎn

didgeridoo (loanword)

软管
ruǎn guǎn

hose

血管瘤
xuè guǎn liú

angioma (medicine)

吃粮不管事
chī liáng bù guǎn shì

to eat without working (idiom)

少管闲事
shǎo guǎn xián shì

Mind your own business!

企业管理
qǐ yè guǎn lǐ

business management

掌管
zhǎng guǎn

in charge of

管胞
guǎn bāo

tracheid (botany)

排水管
pái shuǐ guǎn

drainpipe

国家食品药品监督管理局
guó jiā shí pǐn yào pǐn jiān dū guǎn lǐ jú

State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA)

涵管
hán guǎn

culvert pipe

二极管
èr jí guǎn

diode

试管
shì guǎn

test tube

管圆线虫
guǎn yuán xiàn chóng

\eel worm\, a parasitic worm carrying meningitis

质量管理
zhì liàng guǎn lǐ

quality management

管东管西
guǎn dōng guǎn xī

to micromanage

协管员
xié guǎn yuán

assistant manager

空中交通管制
kōng zhōng jiāo tōng guǎn zhì

air traffic control

水管
shuǐ guǎn

water pipe

脉管组织
mài guǎn zǔ zhī

vascular tissue

双管
shuāng guǎn

double-barreled

脑血管疾病
nǎo xuè guǎn jí bìng

cerebrovascular disease

气管切开术
qì guǎn qiē kāi shù

tracheotomy (medicine)

出入境管理局
chū rù jìng guǎn lǐ jú

Exit and Entry Administration Bureau (PRC)

铜管乐器
tóng guǎn yuè qì

brass instruments

管钳
guǎn qián

pipe wrench

主管机关
zhǔ guǎn jī guān

the agency in charge of (e.g. a program); the relevant government body

集管
jí guǎn

header (of piping system)

水管工
shuǐ guǎn gōng

plumber

撒手不管
sā shǒu bù guǎn

to stand aside and do nothing (idiom)

看着不管
kàn zhe bù guǎn

to stand by and pay no heed

消化管
xiāo huà guǎn

digestive tube

国有资产监督管理委员会
guó yǒu zī chǎn jiān dū guǎn lǐ wěi yuán huì

State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission SASAC

微管
wēi guǎn

tubule

管辖
guǎn xiá

to administer

通风管
tōng fēng guǎn

ventilation duct

科学管理
kē xué guǎn lǐ

scientific management

协管
xié guǎn

to assist in managing (e.g. traffic police or crowd control)

音管
yīn guǎn

pipe (of an organ)

半规管
bàn guī guǎn

(anatomy) semicircular canal

微管蛋白
wēi guǎn dàn bái

tubulin

管保
guǎn bǎo

to guarantee

管城区
guǎn chéng qū

Guangcheng Hui District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[zhèng zhōu shì], Henan

工商管理硕士
gōng shāng guǎn lǐ shuò shì

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

管待
guǎn dài

to wait on

定时信管
dìng shí xìn guǎn

timed detonator

吹管
chuī guǎn

blowpipe

枪管
qiāng guǎn

gun barrel

吸管
xī guǎn

(drinking) straw

双管齐下
shuāng guǎn qí xià

to attack one problem from two angles at the same time

输油管
shū yóu guǎn

petroleum pipeline

管风琴
guǎn fēng qín

organ

虹吸管
hóng xī guǎn

siphon

自来水管
zì lái shuǐ guǎn

water mains

档案总管
dàng àn zǒng guǎn

(computing) file manager

裤管
kù guǎn

trouser leg

管教无方
guǎn jiào wú fāng

unable to discipline a child

钢管舞
gāng guǎn wǔ

pole dancing

香港金融管理局
xiāng gǎng jīn róng guǎn lǐ jú

Hong Kong Monetary Authority

行波管
xíng bō guǎn

traveling wave tube (electronics)

滴定管
dī dìng guǎn

burette

巴颂管
bā sòng guǎn

bassoon (loanword)

管手管脚
guǎn shǒu guǎn jiǎo

to control in every detail

保管
bǎo guǎn

to have in one's care

咽鼓管
yān gǔ guǎn

Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽[yān] to the tympanic cavity 鼓室[gǔ shì] of the middle ear)

映像管
yìng xiàng guǎn

kinescope

针管
zhēn guǎn

syringe

包管
bāo guǎn

to assure; to guarantee

管理人
guǎn lǐ rén

supervisor

胆管
dǎn guǎn

bile duct

项目管理
xiàng mù guǎn lǐ

project management

玻璃管
bō li guǎn

glass tube

不管三七二十一
bù guǎn sān qī èr shí yī

regardless of the consequences

数字版权管理
shù zì bǎn quán guǎn lǐ

Digital Rights Management (DRM)

人事管理
rén shì guǎn lǐ

personnel management

速调管
sù tiáo guǎn

klystron (electronic tube used to produce high frequency radio waves)

英国管
yīng guó guǎn

English horn

看管
kān guǎn

to look after

下水管
xià shuǐ guǎn

drainpipe

磁控管
cí kòng guǎn

cavity magnetron (used to produce microwaves)

应变管理
yìng biàn guǎn lǐ

change management (business)

管委会
guǎn wěi huì

administrative committee

管住
guǎn zhù

to take control of