管辖

管辖 guǎnxiá

Administer (have jurisdiction over)

HSK 6 繁體 管轄 guanxia

What 管辖 means

  1. Administer (have jurisdiction over)

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 管辖 will read it the same way this page does.

Character by character

管辖 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

guǎn
Tube (manage)
xiá
Have jurisdiction over (governs - controls)

How to write 管辖

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Questions about 管辖

What does 管辖 mean in English?

管辖 is pronounced guǎnxiá and means Administer (have jurisdiction over).

How do you pronounce 管辖?

管辖 is guǎnxiá in pinyin — written guanxia without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 管辖?

管辖 is written with 2 characters: 管 (guǎn) Tube (manage), 辖 (xiá) Have jurisdiction over (governs - controls). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 管辖 written in traditional Chinese?

管轄. The simplified form 管辖 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 管轄 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced guǎnxiá.

Is 管辖 an HSK word?

Yes — 管辖 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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