管闲事

管閒事

guǎnxiánshì

verb #7,489

Meanings

别管闲事！

Bié guǎnxiánshì!

Mind your own business!

她总是喜欢管闲事。

Tā zǒngshì xǐhuan guǎnxiánshì.

She always likes to meddle in other people's affairs.

我不想管别人的闲事。

Wǒ bù xiǎng guǎn biérén de xiánshì.

I don't want to stick my nose into other people's business.

usage

管闲事 is a verb-object compound (离合词). You can insert words between the parts: 管别人的闲事 (meddle in others' affairs), 少管闲事 (stop being nosy).

This expression is informal and commonly used in spoken Chinese, often as a reproach.

管 guǎn

闲 xián

事 shì