管用

• ピンイン: guǎn yòng
• 漢字の分解: 管 = 竹 + 官 (to oversee/handle); 用 = 用 (use, function)

意味

効く、効果がある／役に立つ

A colloquial but versatile term used across spoken and written registers. Often used to evaluate whether a method, medicine, advice, or tool actually works in practice. Frequently appears in informal questions like 这个方法管用吗 (Does this method work?) and in everyday endorsements.

例文

1. 这个止咳偏方还挺管用的，喝了两天就好多了。
2. 苦口婆心地劝说不管用，有时候需要采取更直接的措施。
3. 再先进的设备，如果员工不会用，就一点都不管用。

使い方ガイド

場面: everyday, evaluation, advice

トーン: neutral

正しい言い方

• 这款驱蚊液真的很管用，一晚上都没被咬。(This mosquito repellent really works — I wasn't bitten once all night.)
• 你说的那个办法管用，我试过之后问题解决了。(The method you mentioned worked — after I tried it, the problem was resolved.)

避ける言い方

• 这名员工很管用 — use 能干 or 有能力 to describe a competent person; 管用 evaluates methods, remedies, or tools, not people

起源と歴史

管 (to manage, to be responsible for) + 用 (use, effect). Literally 'handles use' — i.e., it serves its intended use/function.

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal