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多管闲事

duō guǎn xián shì

4-character word Traditional 多管閒事

What 多管闲事 means

1. meddling in other people's business

The characters in 多管闲事

• 多duōmany; much; more; a lot of; too many; in excess; (after a numeral) ... odd
• 管guǎnto take care (of); to control; to manage
• 闲xiánenclosure; (variant of 闲; unoccupied
• 事shìmatter; thing; item

Example sentences

• 我没想多管闲事。
  I didn't mean to be nosy.
• 汤姆总是多管闲事。
  Tāngmǔ zǒngshì duōguǎnxiánshì.
  Tom always meddles in affairs that do not concern him.
• 告诉他别多管闲事。
  Gàosu tā bié duōguǎnxiánshì.
  Tell him to mind his own business.