管理 (guǎn lǐ) — to manage; to administer; to supervise | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Everyday word for running an organization or task — managing a company, project, or one's time. 治理 is for governing a country/region; 监督 and 监管 focus on watching/overseeing rather than directing.

verb

to manageto administerto supervise

Measure word · 个

Examples

管理。
Tā guǎn lǐ guò jǐ jiā dà gōng sī.
He has managed several big companies.
管理。
Nǐ xué xí guǎn lǐ zì jǐ de shí jiān.
You learn to manage your own time.
管理。
Tā fù zé guǎn lǐ gōng sī de zhòng yào xiàng mù.
He is responsible for managing important projects of the company.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

管guǎnsupervise

理lǐhandle

管 is to supervise and 理 is to order or handle, so it means to manage.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

竹官管

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

官

官guān管guǎn

Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

玉玉yùjade

Sound part声符shēngfú

里

里lǐ理lǐ

Same sound today

理 pairs 玉 (jade) with 里, which shows how to say it; the jade part points to the old sense of polishing jade.

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