Chinese word dictionary

主管

zhǔguǎn · in charge; responsible for; person in charge; manager

Practice word

Word information

Simplified主管

Traditional主管

Pinyinzhǔguǎn

Part of speech动、名

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

主zhǔ

to own; to host; master; host; lord

管guǎn

tube, pipe, duct; to manage, to control

How to learn 主管

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

主要zhǔyào

main; principal; major; primary

不管bùguǎn

not to be concerned; regardless of; no matter

管guǎn

surname Guan; to take care (of); to control; to manage; to be in charge of; to look after; to run; to care about; tube; pipe; woodwind; classifier for tube-shaped objects; particle similar to 把[ba3] in 管...叫 constructions; writing brush; (coll.) to; towards; variant of 管[guan3]

管理guǎnlǐ

to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration; CL:個|个[ge4]

尽管jǐnguǎn

despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating

主意zhǔyi

plan; idea; decision; CL:個|个[ge4]; Beijing pr. [zhu2 yi5]