总管 (zǒngguǎn): person in charge

Measure Word

一位总管 wèi

Meanings

1 person in charge
2 manager
3 butler
4 chief steward
5 to be in overall charge of

Characters

总

zǒng

total; overall; chief

管

guǎn

to manage; to be in charge of

Examples

HSK 4

他是这个项目的总管。

Tā shì zhège xiàngmù de zǒngguǎn.

He is the manager of this project.

Tips

history

In imperial China, 总管 referred to the head butler of a wealthy household or a regional military commander. Today it's used more broadly for any person in overall charge.

Stroke Order

总 zǒng

管 guǎn

Related Words

主管 zhǔguǎn HSK 5 #2,976

person in charge / manager / to be in charge of

总 zǒng HSK 3 #364

always; invariably / general; overall; chief / to sum up; in total

管家 guǎnjiā HSK 7-9 #5,683

butler / housekeeper / steward

总监 zǒngjiān HSK 6 #7,599

director; commissioner / chief supervisor; head of department

总共 zǒnggòng HSK 4 #6,073

altogether / in total / in all

总裁 zǒngcái HSK 5 #4,808

chairman; president (of a company) / director-general; CEO

管理员 guǎnlǐyuán #5,355

administrator / manager / admin

总算 zǒngsuàn HSK 5 #3,521

at long last; finally / after all (this effort/waiting)

总部 zǒngbù HSK 6 #2,876

headquarters; head office / general headquarters

总之 zǒngzhī HSK 4 #2,111

in short / in a word / in brief / all in all