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管

guǎn
verb HSK 3 #395

Meanings

  1. 1 pipe; tube
  2. 2 to manage; to be in charge of
  3. 3 regardless of; no matter

Characters

管
guǎn
tube; pipe; to manage; to control
Contains 竹 (bamboo) radical — ancient pipes and flutes were made of bamboo.

Examples

你别管我！
Nǐ bié guǎn wǒ!
Leave me alone! (Don't mind me!)
谁来管这件事？
Shéi lái guǎn zhè jiàn shì?
Who's in charge of this matter?
管他呢，我们走吧。
Guǎn tā ne, wǒmen zǒu ba.
Who cares about him, let's go.

Tips

grammar
管...叫... means 'to call someone/something (a name)': 我们管他叫小王 'We call him Xiao Wang.'
usage
不管 (bùguǎn) means 'no matter/regardless': 不管怎样 'no matter what.'

Stroke Order

管 guǎn