管用

guǎnyòng

adjective HSK 7-9 #2,730

Meanings

Manages to be of use = effective.

这个办法管用吗？

Zhège bànfǎ guǎnyòng ma?

Does this method work?

吃药不管用，还是去看医生吧。

Chīyào bùguǎn yòng, háishì qù kàn yīshēng ba.

Taking medicine isn't working; you should go see a doctor.

说什么都不管用。

Shuō shénme dōu bùguǎn yòng.

Nothing you say will work.

usage

管用 is colloquial. Very common in spoken Chinese. Often used in negative: 不管用 (doesn't work/isn't effective). Similar to 有用 but more informal.

管 guǎn

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