包管

bāoguǎn

verb #54,743

Meanings

1 to guarantee
2 to assure
3 (renovation) to box in exposed pipes

Characters

to wrap/undertake

Examples

这件事包管没问题。

Zhè jiàn shì bāoguǎn méi wèntí.

I guarantee there's no problem with this.

卫生间的立管都用石膏板包管了。

Wèishēngjiān de lìguǎn dōu yòng shígāobǎn bāoguǎn le.

The bathroom's vertical pipes were boxed in with gypsum board.

Tips

usage

Two distinct senses share the spelling: (1) the older verb 'to guarantee' — 包 (undertake) + 管 (be in charge) — still common in colloquial assurances; (2) the modern renovation term 'box in a pipe' — 包 (wrap) + 管 (pipe) — referring to hiding ugly drainpipes behind a box of gypsum board.

Stroke Order

包 bāo

管 guǎn