管 (guǎn) — (verb) to manage, to be in charge of, to take care of; (verb) to care about, to bother about (often in negative statements); (classifier) for tube-shaped objects (toothpaste, pens, etc.)
Definition
As a verb, 管 means 'to be in charge of / take care of' (similar to 负责) and 'to care about / mind', often used in negatives like 没人管 'nobody cares'. The classifier sense is for tube-shaped objects, like a tube of toothpaste.
verb
to manageto be in charge ofto take care ofto care aboutto bother about (often in negative statements)
classifier
for tube-shaped objects (toothpaste, pens, etc.)
Measure word · 根
Examples
- 管。Tā guǎn yì jiā xiǎo gōng sī.He manages a small company.
- 管。Wǒ mǎi le liǎng guǎn yá gāo.I bought two tubes of toothpaste.
- 管。Méi rén guǎn zhè jiàn shì.Nobody cares about this matter.
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