掌管
zhǎng guǎn
Pinyin

Definition

掌管
 - 
zhǎng guǎn
  1. in charge of
  2. to control

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不管
bù guǎn
  1. 1 not to be concerned
  2. 2 regardless of
  3. 3 no matter
管
guǎn
  1. 1 variant of 管[guǎn]
管理
guǎn lǐ
  1. 1 to supervise
  2. 2 to manage
  3. 3 to administer
  4. 4 management
  5. 5 administration
  6. 6 CL:個|个[gè]
主管
zhǔ guǎn
  1. 1 in charge
  2. 2 responsible for
  3. 3 person in charge
  4. 4 manager
仙人掌
xiān rén zhǎng
  1. 1 cactus
保管
bǎo guǎn
  1. 1 to hold in safekeeping
  2. 2 to have in one's care
  3. 3 to guarantee
  4. 4 certainly
  5. 5 surely
  6. 6 custodian
  7. 7 curator
尽管
jǐn guǎn
  1. 1 despite
  2. 2 although
  3. 3 even though
  4. 4 in spite of
  5. 5 unhesitatingly
  6. 6 do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc)
  7. 7 (go ahead and do it) without hesitating
八卦掌
bā guà zhǎng
  1. 1 baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)
别管
bié guǎn
  1. 1 no matter (who, what etc)
吸管
xī guǎn
  1. 1 (drinking) straw
  2. 2 pipette
  3. 3 eyedropper
  4. 4 snorkel
  5. 5 CL:支[zhī]
城管
chéng guǎn
  1. 1 local government bylaw enforcement officer
  2. 2 city management (abbr. for 城市管理行政執法局|城市管理行政执法局[Chéng shì Guǎn lǐ Xíng zhèng Zhí fǎ jú])
巴掌
bā zhǎng
  1. 1 palm of the hand
  2. 2 classifier: slap
心血管
xīn xuè guǎn
  1. 1 cardiovascular
手掌
shǒu zhǎng
  1. 1 palm
掌
zhǎng
  1. 1 palm of the hand
  2. 2 sole of the foot
  3. 3 paw
  4. 4 horseshoe
  5. 5 to slap
  6. 6 to hold in one's hand
  7. 7 to wield
掌心
zhǎng xīn
  1. 1 hollow of the palm
掌控
zhǎng kòng
  1. 1 to control
  2. 2 in control of
掌握
zhǎng wò
  1. 1 to grasp (often fig.)
  2. 2 to control
  3. 3 to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)
  4. 4 to master
  5. 5 to know well
  6. 6 to understand sth well and know how to use it
  7. 7 fluency
掌柜
zhǎng guì
  1. 1 shopkeeper
掌声
zhǎng shēng
  1. 1 applause
  2. 2 CL:陣|阵[zhèn]

Idioms (13)

了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
  1. 1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
  2. 2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
吃粮不管事
chī liáng bù guǎn shì
  1. 1 to eat without working (idiom)
  2. 2 to take one's pay and not care about the rest
各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜
gè rén zì sǎo mén qián xuě , mò guǎn tā jiā wǎ shàng shuāng
  1. 1 sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
掌上明珠
zhǎng shàng míng zhū
  1. 1 lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
掌声雷动
zhǎng shēng léi dòng
  1. 1 thunderous applause (idiom)
摩拳擦掌
mó quán cā zhǎng
  1. 1 fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
  2. 2 to roll up one's sleeves for battle
  3. 3 eager to get into action or start on a task
撒手不管
sā shǒu bù guǎn
  1. 1 to stand aside and do nothing (idiom)
  2. 2 to take no part in
易如反掌
yì rú fǎn zhǎng
  1. 1 easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy
  2. 2 no effort at all
管中窥豹
guǎn zhōng kuī bào
  1. 1 lit. to see a leopard through a narrow tube (idiom); fig. to miss the big picture
管见所及
guǎn jiàn suǒ jí
  1. 1 in my humble opinion (idiom)
双管齐下
shuāng guǎn qí xià
  1. 1 lit. to paint holding two brushes (idiom); fig. to work on two tasks at the same time
  2. 2 to attack one problem from two angles at the same time
鱼与熊掌
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng
  1. 1 lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
  2. 2 you can't always get everything you want
  3. 3 you can't have your cake and eat it
鱼与熊掌不可兼得
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé
  1. 1 lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
  2. 2 you can't always get everything you want
  3. 3 you can't have your cake and eat it

Sample Sentences

龙舟的前面为什么是龙，不是别的动物呢？最重要的原因是，中国人认为龙代表吉祥，而且龙是掌管气候和水的，所以在河上纪念屈原、祈求平安的活动当然要用“龙舟”。
Lóngzhōu de qiánmian wèishénme shì lóng ，búshì biéde dòngwù ne ？zuì zhòngyào de yuányīn shì ，Zhōngguórén rènwéi lóng dàibiǎo jíxiáng ，érqiě lóng shì zhǎngguǎn qìhòu hé shuǐ de ，suǒyǐ zài hé shàng jìniàn Qū Yuán 、qíqiú píng ān de huódòng dāngrán yào yòng “Lóngzhōu ”。
Why is there a dragon at the front of a dragon boat and not another animal? The most important reason is that Chinese people consider dragons as a sign of good luck, and dragons were known to be in charge of weather and water. So it is only natural that we select "dragon boats", as we commemorate Qu Yuan on rivers and pray for safe tidings.
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