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管闲事 meaning in English

guǎnxiánshì

to meddle; to be a "nosy Parker"

Traditional 管閒事29 strokes

Meaning of 管闲事

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

guǎnxiánshì
  1. to meddle
  2. to be a "nosy Parker"
  3. to be too inquisitive about other people's business

管闲事 in example sentences

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

少shǎo管guǎn闲xián事shì!
Mind your own business!
「好hào为wéi人rén师shī」还hái是shì「好hào管guǎn闲xián事shì」?
Is this patronizing or meddling in someone else's business?
汤tāng姆mǔ总zǒng是shì多duō管guǎn闲xián事shì。
Tom always meddles in affairs that do not concern him.
告gào诉sù他tā别bié多duō管guǎn闲xián事shì。
Tell him to mind his own business.
我wǒ没méi想xiǎng多duō管guǎn闲xián事shì。
I didn't mean to meddle.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

管 guǎn · to take care · 14 strokes

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闲 xián · idle · 7 strokes

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事 shì · matter · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 管闲事.

没事儿méishìrto have spare time; free from work
事情shìqingaffair; matter; thing; business
故事gùshiold practice
好事hǎoshìgood action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity
同事tóngshìcolleague; co-worker
事实shìshífact
事实上shìshíshangin fact; in reality
事件shìjiànincident; event
管理guǎnlǐto supervise; to manage
事业shìyèundertaking; project
事故shìgùaccident
本事běnshisource material; original story

Questions about 管闲事

What does 管闲事 mean?

管闲事 (guǎnxiánshì) means "to meddle; to be a "nosy Parker"".

How do you write 管闲事?

管闲事 is made of 3 characters: 管 (14 strokes), 闲 (7 strokes), 事 (8 strokes). That is 29 strokes in total.

How is 管闲事 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 管闲事 is written 管閒事.