管闲事

管閒事

guǎnxiánshì

verb #7,489

Meanings

Bié guǎn xiánshì!

Mind your own business!

Tā zǒngshì xǐhuan guǎn xiánshì.

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

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