Chinese word

掌管

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhǎng guǎn

Meaning

  • verbmanage

Example

她主要掌管公司的财务工作。tā zhǔ yào zháng guǎn gōng sī de cái wù gōng zuò

She mainly manages the company's finances.

Illustration for 掌管 (manage)

More examples

部门经理掌管整个团队的日常工作。bù mén jīng lǐ zháng guǎn zhěng gè tuán duì de rì cháng gōng zuò

The department manager manages the team's daily work.

Core concept

Holds responsibility for a whole function and keeps its different tasks under one authority.

Common phrases

  • 掌管财务zháng guǎn cái wù

    manage finances

  • 掌管日常事务zháng guǎn rì cháng shì wù

    manage daily affairs

  • 掌管团队zháng guǎn tuán duì

    manage a team

Similar words

负责fù zé: Be responsible for a job or duty and handle its completion.
管理guán lǐ: Manage people, things, or work to keep daily activities running smoothly.
主持zhǔ chí: Preside over a meeting or event and guide its proceedings.
统筹tǒng chóu: Coordinate a complete plan by bringing its separate parts together.

Definition in Chinese

负责管理某项事务，进行安排、监督并对结果承担主要责任。fù zé guán lǐ mǒu xiàng shì wù jìn xíng ān pái jiān dū bìng duì jié guǒ chéng dān zhǔ yào zé rèn

Word origin

The compound 掌 (zhǎng, "palm; hold") + 管 (guǎn, "manage") extends the idea of holding something firmly to authority over organized work.

Usage tips

  • In conversational Chinese, 掌管 (zhǎngguǎn, "be responsible for") can sound official or written, especially when it describes an organizational role rather than a temporary task.

Other meanings

  • be responsible forverb
  • be in charge ofverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 掌管者zháng guǎn zhěmanagernoun

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