HSK 6 · Work

主管 zhǔguǎn “person in charge” in Chinese

Said as zhúguǎn

Same in Traditional

What 主管 means

  1. person in charge
  2. manager
  3. to be in charge of
  4. in charge
  5. responsible for

How to say 主管

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale主zhǔ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale管guǎn3rd tone, dipping

Said as zhúguǎn. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. How tone changes work

主管 in a sentence

  1. 他是我部门的主管。

    Tā shì wǒ bùmén de zhǔguǎn.

    He’s the head of my department.

    Sentence #882509 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 爸爸说他明年就要被升为部门主管了。

    Bàba shuō tā míngnián jiùyào bèi shēngwéi bùmén zhǔguǎn le.

    Dad said he’s going to be promoted to department manager next year.

    Sentence #787619 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 第三，请每个项目主管报告进度。

    Dì sān, qǐng měi ge xiàngmù zhǔguǎn bàogào jìndù.

    Third, could each project manager please report on their progress?

    Sentence #2938694 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 主管 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 主 (zhǔ) with each of its parts in a different colour
主zhǔowner
  • 丶dot · zhǔ
  • 王king · wáng

Memory aidThe dot 丶 on top was once the flame of a lamp: the main one, the master.

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.

How to write 主管

主 5 strokes · 管 14 strokes

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

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

Words related to 主管

Words with 主

主要zhǔyào · main主意zhǔyi · plan主人zhǔrén · master主张zhǔzhāng · to advocate主持zhǔchí · to host (a programme or event)主观zhǔguān · subjective主任zhǔrèn · director公主gōngzhǔ · princess主席zhǔxí · chairperson主题zhǔtí · theme

Words with 管

管guǎn · to manage不管bùguǎn · not to be concerned管理guǎnlǐ · to supervise尽管jǐnguǎn · despite管子guǎnzi · tube保管bǎoguǎn · to look after管辖guǎnxiá · to have jurisdiction over

More words: Work & Career

职务zhíwù · post执行zhíxíng · to carry out专长zhuāncháng · speciality主办zhǔbàn · to host助理zhùlǐ · assistant助手zhùshǒu · assistant资深zīshēn · senior作风zuòfēng · style (of work)

FAQs

主管 (zhǔguǎn) means “person in charge” or “manager”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhǔguǎn: zhǔ with a 3rd tone, then guǎn with a 3rd tone. In speech it sounds like zhúguǎn. When two third tones meet, the first one rises into a second tone. You still write it with two third tones. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 主管 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhuguan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 主管 from the suggestions. Typing zhuguan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
主管 is an HSK 6 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.