城管

chéngguǎn

noun #97,434

Meanings

1 urban management officer
2 city enforcement officer
3 'chengguan'

Characters

manage / control

Examples

小贩看到城管就跑了。

Xiǎofàn kàndào chéngguǎn jiù pǎo le.

The street vendor ran as soon as he saw the chengguan.

城管负责管理市容和违建。

Chéngguǎn fùzé guǎnlǐ shìróng hé wéijiàn.

City management officers oversee streetscape maintenance and illegal construction.

Tips

culture

Short for 城市管理行政执法局. Infamous for tense confrontations with street vendors (小贩); 城管打人 has been a recurring controversy since the 2000s. They enforce municipal codes but lack full police powers.

Stroke Order

城 chéng

管 guǎn