管
家

(old) butler in Chinese: 管家 (guǎn jiā)

guǎn jiā

(old) butler

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(old) butler; steward
  2. 2manager; administrator; housekeeper
  3. 3to manage a household

Stroke order

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管
家

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨㄢˇ

guǎn

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄐㄧㄚ

jiā

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这个大家庭请了一位管家。

    zhè ge dà jiā tíng qǐng le yí wèi guǎn jiā。

    This large family hired a housekeeper.

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Related words

家

jiā

home

管

guǎn

to take care (of)

大家

dà jiā

everyone

国家

guó jiā

country

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

管理

guǎn lǐ

to supervise

家具

jiā jù

furniture

尽管

jǐn guǎn

despite

管子

guǎn zi

tube

家庭

jiā tíng

family

家务

jiā wù

household duties

家乡

jiā xiāng

hometown

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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