管[guǎn]

名

1. tube; pipe

♦ 钢管

2. wind instrument

♦ 单簧管

3.电子valve; tube

♦ 电子管

量(for long, thin cylinder-shaped things)

♦ 一~毛笔 a writing brush

♦ 一~牙膏 a tube of toothpaste

动

1. manage; run; control; take care of; be in charge of

♦ ~家务 manage a household; run a house

♦ ~孩子 take care of children

2. have jurisdiction over; administer

♦ 这个市~着十个县。 This city has jurisdiction over ten counties.

3. discipline (children or students)

♦ 孩子要~, 但更要引导。 Children need discipline, but they need guidance even more.

4. be concerned about; care about; bother about; intervene

♦ 他只~自己, 不~别人。 He's only concerned about himself, not about others.

5. provide; guarantee

♦ ~吃~住 provide meals and accommodation

介口 (used in the pattern 管…叫“call sb. sth., address sb., as sth.”)
连方 no matter (who, what, how, etc.)

♦ ~你怎么说, 我也要再试一下。 No matter what you say, I'll try again.

♦ ~它下不下雨, 我们都得马上出发。 We've got to be off immediately, whether it rains or not.