掌管 meaning in English

zhǎngguǎn

in charge of; to control

HSK 7-9verb26 strokes

Meaning of 掌管

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhǎngguǎn
  1. in charge of
  2. to control

掌管 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

掌zhǎng管guǎn指zhǐ挥huī所suǒ。
Take control of the command post.

Stroke order for each character

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掌 zhǎng · in charge · 12 strokes

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管 guǎn · to take care · 14 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 掌管.

管理guǎnlǐto supervise; to manage
不管bùguǎnnot to be concerned; regardless of
吸管xīguǎn(drinking) straw; pipette
尽管jǐnguǎndespite; although
掌握zhǎngwòto grasp (often fig.); to control
主管zhǔguǎnin charge; responsible for
鼓掌gǔzhǎngto applaud; to clap
掌声zhǎngshēngapplause
只管zhǐguǎnsolely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest)
管道guǎndàotubing; pipeline
血管xuèguǎnvein; artery
看管kānguǎnto look after

Questions about 掌管

What does 掌管 mean?

掌管 (zhǎngguǎn) means "in charge of; to control" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 掌管?

掌管 is made of 2 characters: 掌 (12 strokes), 管 (14 strokes). That is 26 strokes in total.

Is 掌管 an HSK word?

Yes. 掌管 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.