管理人 (guǎn lǐ rén) — manager; administrator; person in charge | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

manageradministratorperson in charge

Measure word · 个

Examples

管理人。
Tā shì gōng sī de guǎn lǐ rén.
He is the company's manager.
管理人。
Wǒ men xū yào yí gè jīng yàn fēng fù de guǎn lǐ rén.
We need an experienced manager.
管理人。
Zhè ge xiàng mù yóu zhāng xiān sheng dān rèn guǎn lǐ rén.
Mr. Zhang serves as the administrator for this project.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

管理manage

管guǎnmanage理lǐmanage

联合Coordinate

管理人 joins 管理, the work of overseeing, with 人, the person who does it.

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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

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