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管家

guǎn jiā

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

管家 (guǎn jiā) means "(old) butler; steward; manager; administrator; housekeeper; to manage a household". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 管家 means

1. oldbutler; steward
2. manager; administrator; housekeeper
3. to manage a household

The characters in 管家

• 管guǎnto take care (of); to control; to manage
• 家jiāused in 家伙

Example sentences

• 男管家宣布史密斯先生和夫人驾到。
  Nánguǎnjiā xuān bù Shǐmìsī xiānsheng hé fūren jià dào.
  The butler announced Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

Words starting with 管家

• 管家婆guǎn jiā póhousewife (jocular); female housekeeper of a higher rank (old); busybody

Words containing 管家

• 女管家nǚ guǎn jiāhousekeeper
• 男管家nán guǎn jiābutler; majordomo; housekeeper
• 暖巢管家nuǎn cháo guǎn jiāhousekeeper who looks after old people with no children or whose children do not live…

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