管 guǎn
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 官 official, public servant
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
管道
guǎndào
pipe, tubing
Characters in this word
道 dào
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 首 chief, head, leader
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 由于地下管道老化，居民区不时出现供水中断的问题。 Yóuyú dìxià guǎndào lǎohuà, jūmínqū bùshí chūxiàn gōngshuǐ zhōngduàn de wèntí. Because the underground pipes have aged, the residential area occasionally experiences interruptions to the water supply.
- 工人正在检查埋在路下面的天然气管道。 Gōngrén zhèngzài jiǎnchá mái zài lù xiàmian de tiānránqì guǎndào. The workers are checking the gas pipeline buried under the road.
- 厨房的管道堵住了，水怎么也流不下去。 Chúfáng de guǎndào dǔ zhù le, shuǐ zěnme yě liú bú xiàqù. The pipe in the kitchen is blocked, and the water just won't drain away.
Related words
- 管 guǎn to be in charge of; to look after
- 管理 guǎnlǐ to manage
- 不管 bùguǎn no matter (what, how)
- 吸管 xīguǎn drinking straw
- 尽管 jǐnguǎn although; feel free to
- 主管 zhǔguǎn person in charge; to be in charge of
- 保管 bǎoguǎn to take care of, to keep
- 血管 xuèguǎn blood vessel
- 管家 guǎnjiā housekeeper; butler; household manager
- 管教 guǎnjiào to discipline; discipline; upbringing
- 管辖 guǎnxiá to administer; to have jurisdiction over
- 管用 guǎnyòng effective; useful