管事 (guǎn shì) — to be in charge, to manage affairs; (colloquial) to be effective, to work
Definition
管事 (guǎn shì) has two distinct uses: as a verb it means 'to be in charge / manage affairs'; colloquially it also means 'to work, to be effective' (of methods, medicine, etc.).
verb
to be in chargeto manage affairs(colloquial) to be effectiveto work
Examples
- 管事，。Tā zài gōng sī guǎn shì, fù zé rì cháng yùn yíng.He is in charge at the company and handles daily operations.
- 。Tā guǎn bù liǎo zhè me dà de shì.He can't manage such big affairs.
- 管事，。Zhè ge yào hěn guǎn shì, chī le yí cì jiù hǎo le.This medicine is very effective; I felt better after taking it once.
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