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接管 (jiē guǎn) — to take over (management, control, responsibility, etc.)

Definition

接管 means to formally take over a job, organization, or responsibility — usually a planned handover of management or control. It is more official than 接手, which is the casual 'pick up / take on' (接手一件工作).

verb
to take over (management, control, responsibility, etc.)

Examples

  • 接管。
    Tā jiē guǎn le zhè jiā gōng sī.
    He took over this company.
  • 接管。
    Xīn jīng lǐ míng nián jiē guǎn zhè ge xiàng mù.
    The new manager will take over this project next year.
  • 接管。
    Tā jiē guǎn hòu jìn xíng le hěn duō gǎi gé.
    After she took over, she carried out many reforms.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

接jiētake over
管guǎnmanage

接管 combines 接, taking over, with 管, managing, to mean take control.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
妾
妾qiè接jiē
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left part 扌 shows a hand, matching the sense of receiving something in the hand, while 妾 gives the character its sound.

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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
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.

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