管 (guǎn) — to manage / to bother with

管 (guǎn)

管 means to manage, oversee, or be responsible for. It also means to bother with or concern oneself with, and appears in the important phrase 不管 meaning no matter or regardless.

Meanings

1. [verb] To manage; to be in charge of; to oversee.
2. [verb] To concern oneself with; to bother about; to interfere in.
3. [verb] To discipline; to control.

Example Sentences

这件事谁来管？ Zhè jiàn shì shuí lái guǎn? Who is in charge of this matter?

他管不了那么多事。 Tā guǎn bùliǎo nàme duō shì. He cannot handle that many things.

不管天气怎么样，我都要去。 Bùguǎn tiānqì zěnmeyàng, wǒ dōu yào qù. No matter what the weather is like, I will go.

你别管我的事！ Nǐ bié guǎn wǒ de shì! Mind your own business! (Don't interfere in my affairs!)

Collocations

Memory Hook

管 looks like a pipe (竹 bamboo tube). A pipe controls what flows through it, just as 管 controls people or situations. 不管 means you are not controlling anything, regardless of what flows through.