看管
kānguǎn
to look after; to watch over
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 博物馆请专业人员看管文物库房，避免温湿度失控。 Bówùguǎn qǐng zhuānyè rényuán kānguǎn wénwù kùfáng, bìmiǎn wēnshīdù shīkòng. The museum hired professionals to look after the cultural relics storeroom to prevent temperature and humidity from getting out of control.
- 孩子们去河边玩，大人要在旁边看管。 Háizimen qù hé biān wán, dàrén yào zài pángbiān kānguǎn. When children play by the river, adults must watch over them nearby.
- 农场里的牛羊由两个牧工轮流看管。 Nóngchǎng lǐ de niú yáng yóu liǎng ge mùgōng lúnliú kānguǎn. The cattle and sheep on the farm are looked after by two herdsmen in turns.
Related words
- 好看 hǎokàn good-looking, nice
- 看 kàn to look, to watch; to read
- 看病 kànbìng to see a doctor
- 看到 kàndào to see
- 看见 kànjiàn to see, to catch sight of
- 看法 kànfǎ opinion
- 难看 nánkàn ugly; bad-looking
- 观看 guānkàn to watch
- 看起来 kànqǐlai to look; to seem
- 看上去 kànshàngqù to look; to seem
- 收看 shōukàn to watch a broadcast
- 看不起 kànbuqǐ to look down on