guǎn lǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to supervise / to manage / to administer / management / administration / CL:個|个[gè]
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Original source entry:

管理 管理 [guan3 li3] /to supervise/to manage/to administer/management/administration/CL:個|个[ge4]/

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  • 管
    guǎn

    to take care (of) / to control / to manage / to be in charge of / to look after / to run / to care about / tube / pipe / woodwind / classifier for tube-shaped objects / particle similar to 把[bǎ] in 管...叫 constructions / writing brush / (coll.) to / towards

    Guǎn

    surname Guan

  • 理
    lǐ

    texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up

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