管理

• Pinyin: guǎn lǐ
• Hanzi breakdown: 管 = 竹 (bamboo) + 官 (official) — to manage; 理 = 王 (jade) + 里 (inside) — to polish jade, hence 'to put in order'

Meaning

To manage; to administer. The act of organising and overseeing operations.

Used for management of organisations, projects, time, or systems. Common collocations: 管理公司 (manage a company), 时间管理 (time management), 管理人员 (management staff), 物业管理 (property management). Functions as both a verb and a noun.

Examples

1. 她负责管理这家公司的日常事务。 She is responsible for managing this company's daily affairs.
2. 学会时间管理非常重要。 Learning time management is very important.
3. 这个小区的物业管理做得很好。 The property management in this residential area is very good.

Usage Guide

Context: work, business, everyday

Tone: professional

Do Say

• 他管理着一个五十人的团队。(He manages a team of fifty people.)
• 好的管理能提高工作效率。(Good management can improve work efficiency.)

Don't Say

• 我管理我的孩子不看电视。(For disciplining children, use 管 alone, not 管理. Say 我管着孩子不看电视.)

Origin & History

Compound of 管 (to manage/tube) and 理 (to organise/reason). Together they mean 'to manage and put in order.'

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Professional