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pipe; musical instrument; manage; care about
Meanings
15 senses · 43 examplesnoun
pipe; tube; cylinder
Often used with a suffix 儿 in colloquial speech.
The workers are installing water pipes.
This bamboo tube is perfect for making a flute.
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The steel factory produces large quantities of steel pipes.
Please help me replace the air tube.
This kind of plastic tube is very lightweight.
noun
wind instrument
Can refer to single wind instruments or the category of wind instruments.
He is good at playing the clarinet.
Wind and string ensembles require coordination between various wind and string instruments.
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The school wind band is practicing.
The flute is one of the most common wind instruments.
This concert features many wind instrument solos.
noun
electronic tube; transistor
technicalRefers to electronic components shaped like a tube.
Old-style televisions require electronic tubes to operate.
This kind of transistor is more durable than an electronic tube.
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The lab is developing new semiconductor tubes.
measure word
for long cylindrical objects
Used with nouns for cylindrical goods like writing brushes or toothpaste.
I bought one writing brush.
Two tubes of toothpaste only cost ten yuan at the supermarket.
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He brought three tubes of paint to draw with.
proper noun
surname Guan
A common Chinese family name.
Teacher Guan is our Chinese language teacher.
The surname Guan originated in the Zhou Dynasty over 3,000 years ago.
verb
manage; supervise; take care of
Used for tasks like accounting, facility upkeep, or personnel management.
He is responsible for managing the company's financial accounts.
Please help take care of these books.
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Who can help watch over the warehouse?
She can manage ten machines at the same time alone.
This team is managed by an experienced manager.
verb
govern; administer; have jurisdiction over
formalUsed for administrative divisions or organizational scope.
This province administers dozens of counties.
The federal government governs foreign affairs across the country.
verb
discipline; raise; rear
Used specifically for raising and teaching children.
Parents should properly discipline their children.
He was raised with very strict discipline from childhood.
verb
be in charge of; take on a role
Used to state one's assigned job responsibilities.
I am in charge of publicity, and you are in charge of cultural and sports activities.
He handles logistics, and I handle technology.
verb
intervene; get involved in; care about
Often used with negative connotations for meddling in others' business.
Don't always meddle in other people's business.
We cannot ignore this matter.
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He always likes to interfere in other people's private affairs.
verb
guarantee; promise; provide
Commonly used in service industries for customer guarantees.
This store guarantees the quality of its products.
You can exchange this product if it is defective.
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This hotel provides meals and lodging at a very affordable price.
preposition
be called; be referred to as
informalA colloquial usage, similar to using 把 to introduce a nickname or title.
He is short and fat, so everyone calls him Little Fatty.
Everyone calls this elderly doctor a living Bodhisattva.
preposition
from; ask for; borrow from
dialectA regional dialect usage, common in northern China.
Can I borrow money from him?
Don't ask me for things, I don't have enough for myself.
conjunction
no matter; regardless of
dialectA regional dialect usage, common in northern China.
No matter who he is, he should be criticized if he needs to be.
Regardless of the weather, we have to set off on time.
verb
concern; involve; have to do with
dialectA regional dialect usage, common in northern China.
He doesn't want to come. What does that have to do with me?
This has nothing to do with you, don't but in.