管管

guǎnguǎn

verb #18,050

Meanings

1 to do something about it
2 to take charge of
3 to keep in check

Characters

to manage; to take care of

to manage (reduplicated)

Examples

你管管你家的孩子吧！

Nǐ guǎnguǎn nǐ jiā de háizi ba!

Do something about your kids!

这件事你得管管。

Zhè jiàn shì nǐ děi guǎnguǎn.

You need to do something about this.

Tips

grammar

管管 is the reduplicated form of 管 (to manage). Verb reduplication softens the tone and makes the suggestion sound more casual: 管管 = 'take care of it a bit.'

Stroke Order

管 guǎn