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掌管 (zhǎng guǎn): Be in charge of / Manage (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

掌管 consists of 2 characters.

palm of the hand

tube, pipe; to manage, to control

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Pinyinzhǎng guǎn

MeaningBe in charge of / Manage

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word掌管

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How to Use 掌管 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 掌管 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verbwith他

yóu由

tā他

zhǎng掌

guǎn管

neutral

managed by him

Verb + Object

zhǎng掌

guǎn管

dà大

quán权

formal

hold great power

Adverb + Verbwith全面

quán全

miàn面

zhǎng掌

guǎn管

4.

Example Sentences with 掌管

tā他

zhǎng掌

guǎn管

yào钥

shi匙

。

He is in charge of the keys.

zhǎng掌

guǎn管

gōng公

sī司

formal

manage a company

formal

manage comprehensively

Tā他

zhǎng掌

guǎn管

zhe着

gōng公

sī司

de的

cái财

wù务

bù部

mén门

。

He is in charge of the company's finance department.

dǒng董

shì事

huì会

jué决

dìng定

yóu由

tā他

zhǎng掌

guǎn管

xīn新

chéng成

lì立

de的

guó国

jì际

yè业

wù务

bù部

。

The board decided to put him in charge of the newly established international business division.

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

rú如

cǐ此

fù复

zá杂

，

jiū究

jìng竟

yóu由

shuí谁

lái来

zhǎng掌

guǎn管

dà大

jú局

ne呢

？

This project is so complex; who exactly will be in charge of the overall situation?

mā妈

mā妈

zhǎng掌

guǎn管

jiā家

lǐ里

de的

qián钱

。

Mom manages the household money.

tā他

míng名

yì义

shàng上

zhǎng掌

guǎn管

bù部

mén门

，

shí实

jì际

shang上

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

duō多

shǎo少

jué决

cè策

quán权

。

He is nominally in charge of the department, but in reality, he doesn't have much decision-making power.

zì自

cóng从

tā她

zhǎng掌

guǎn管

cái财

wù务

hòu后

，

gōng公

sī司

de的

yù预

suàn算

kòng控

zhì制

dé得

gèng更

jiā加

yán严

gé格

le了

。

Since she took charge of the finances, the company's budget control has become much stricter.

zhè这

wèi位

jīng经

lǐ理

zhǎng掌

guǎn管

gōng公

sī司

de的

rì日

cháng常

yùn运

yíng营

。

This manager oversees the company's daily operations.

bié别

dān担

xīn心

，

zhè这

cì次

huó活

dòng动

de的

hòu后

qín勤

hé和

wù物

zī资

dōu都

yóu由

wǒ我

lái来

zhǎng掌

guǎn管

。

Don't worry, I'll be in charge of the logistics and supplies for this event.

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管子guǎn ziHSK 5
主管zhǔ guǎnHSK 6
保管bǎo guǎnHSK 6
管辖guǎn xiáHSK 6