只管 (zhǐ guǎn) — just go ahead and (do something); feel free to; don't hesitate to; solely engrossed in; only concerned with (often with a critical tone)
Definition
只管 has two uses: (1) 'feel free to, just go ahead' — softer and more colloquial than the more formal 尽管; (2) 'only concerned with' (often critical) — close to 只顾 but 只管 leans more into the speaker's judgment of single-mindedness.
adverb
just go ahead and (do something)feel free todon't hesitate tosolely engrossed inonly concerned with (often with a critical tone)
Examples
- 只管，。Nǐ zhǐ guǎn fàng xīn, zhè jiàn shì jiāo gěi wǒ bàn.Just rest assured, leave this matter to me.
- 只管，。Tā zhǐ guǎn zì jǐ zhuàn qián, cóng bù kǎo lǜ bié rén.He's only concerned with making money for himself and never considers others.
- 只管，。Nǐ zhǐ guǎn wǎng qián zǒu, bié huí tóu.Just keep walking forward, don't look back.
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