HSK 5 · Objects

管子 guǎnzi “tube” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 管子 means

  1. tube
  2. pipe
  3. drinking straw

Measure word 根 gēn · 一根管子 yì gēn guǎnzi

How to say 管子

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale管guǎn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the neutral tone: short and light, with no contour of its own子zineutral tone, light and short

Grey pinyin is a neutral tone: say it short and light. More on the neutral tone

管子 in a sentence

  1. 有东西卡在管子里。

    Yǒu dōngxi qiǎ zài guǎnzi lǐ.

    Something is stuck in the pipe.

    Sentence #785246 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 管子 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 管 (guǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
管guǎnto take care
  • ⺮bamboo form of 竹 · zhúMeaning part
  • 官official · guānSound part

⺮ hints at the meaning (bamboo); 官 (guān) hints at the sound. Compare it with guǎn.

The character 子 (zi) with each of its parts in a different colour
子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子 “chair”
  • 了clear · le
  • 一one · yī

Memory aidA baby with its arms out and its legs wrapped up.

How to write 管子

管 14 strokes · 子 3 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

管子 (guǎnzi) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 管子 (guǎnzi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 管子

Words with 管

管guǎn · to manage不管bùguǎn · not to be concerned管理guǎnlǐ · to supervise尽管jǐnguǎn · despite保管bǎoguǎn · to look after主管zhǔguǎn · person in charge管辖guǎnxiá · to have jurisdiction over

Words with 子

儿子érzi · son椅子yǐzi · chair桌子zhuōzi · table杯子bēizi · cup妻子qīzi · wife孩子háizi · child本子běnzi · book子zi · (common noun suffix)裤子kùzi · pants帽子màozi · hat

More words: Objects & Materials

洞dòng · cave肥皂féizào · soap钢铁gāngtiě · steel工具gōngjù · tool光盘guāngpán · compact disc (CD)柜台guìtái · sales counter灰尘huīchén · dust火柴huǒchái · match (for lighting fire)

FAQs

管子 (guǎnzi) means “tube” or “pipe”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it guǎnzi: guǎn with a 3rd tone, then zi with a neutral tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 管子 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 根 (gēn). For example, one tube is 一根管子 (yì gēn guǎnzi).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type guanzi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 管子 from the suggestions. Typing guanzi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
管子 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.