quản

Thân thiện

Ông ấy quản một nhóm nhân viên trong văn phòng.

Definition

1. Verb:

   • To mind; to be concerned about; to flinch from: To care about or be deterred by something, typically difficulties or hardships. Often used in negative constructions.
   • To manage; to cope with; to be in charge of: To handle, administer, or be responsible for controlling something or someone.

2. Noun (historical):

   • A rank; a sergeant: A low-ranking officer, specifically a non-commissioned officer above the rank of "đội" (corporal), used during the French colonial period in Vietnam.

Usage Examples

• Verb (to mind):

  • Anh ấy làm việc không quản khó khăn. (He works without minding the difficulties.)
  • Cô ấy đi khắp nơi, không quản nắng mưa. (She goes everywhere, not minding the rain or sun.)

• Verb (to manage):

  • Ông ấy quản một đội ngũ đông đảo. (He manages a large team.)
  • Tôi không quản nổi đám trẻ nghịch ngợm này. (I can't cope with these mischievous children.)

Advanced Usage

• "quản lý": to manage, to administer. This is the full, more formal term for the verb "to manage."

  • Cô ấy được giao quản lý dự án mới. (She was assigned to manage the new project.)

• "quản gia": a steward, a butler, a house manager.

  • Quản gia đã sắp xếp mọi thứ chu đáo. (The butler arranged everything thoroughly.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quản trị (v): to administer, to govern (often used in business/technical contexts).

  • Anh ấy học ngành quản trị kinh doanh. (He studies business administration.)

• Quản đốc (n): a foreman, a supervisor.

  • Quản đốc phân công công việc cho công nhân. (The foreman assigns work to the workers.)

Synonyms

• To mind: to care about, to heed.
• To manage: to administer, to oversee, to handle, to run.
• To cope with: to deal with, to handle.

Related Idioms

• Không quản ngại: to not hesitate; to not be daunted by.

  • Vì tương lai con cái, họ không quản ngại vất vả. (For their children's future, they are not daunted by hardship.)

• Quản thúc: to put under house arrest or close supervision.

  • Bị can đang bị quản thúc tại gia đình. (The defendant is under house arrest.)

Học thuật

noun

1. canal

verb

1. to mind; to flinch from
   • không quản nắng mưa
     not to mind pouring rain or scorching sun

verb

1. to manage; to cope with