Word: 管 (guǎn)

不能把牙膏塞回管里。

Bùnéng bǎ yágāo sāi huí guǎn lǐ.

You can't put toothpaste back in the tube.

亲戚难管家务事

qīnqi nán guǎn jiāwùshì

relatives find it hard to manage household affairs

他们说阎王管着地狱。

Tāmen shuō Yánwang guǎnzhe dìyù.

They say Yama rules over hell.

县官不如现管

xiànguān bùrú xiàn guǎn

the county magistrate is not as good as the one in charge right now

古代的官要管很多事情。

Gǔdài de guān yào guǎn hěn duō shìqing.

Officials in ancient times had to handle many matters.

吃人家的饭，看人家的脸；端人家的碗，受人家的管

chī rénjiā de fàn, kàn rénjiā de liǎn; duān rénjiā de wǎn, shòu rénjiā de guǎn

eat others' rice, watch their faces; hold others' bowls, be under their control

太平洋的警察，管得太宽

Tàipíngyáng de jǐngchá, guǎn de tài kuān

a policeman of the Pacific Ocean: his beat is too wide

她工作很自主，老板很少管她。

Tā gōngzuò hěn zìzhǔ, lǎobǎn hěn shǎo guǎn tā.

She works very autonomously, and her boss rarely interferes.

我不能再管这问题了。

Wǒ bùnéng zài guǎn zhè wèntí le.

I can't deal with this problem anymore.

爹走了娘嫁人，各人管各人

diē zǒule niáng jiàrén, gèrén guǎn gèrén

father has gone and mother has remarried: each looks after themselves

玉皇大帝管着天上的神仙。

Yùhuáng Dàdì guǎnzhe tiānshàng de shénxiān.

The Jade Emperor rules over the immortals in heaven.

管好你自己的事吧。

Guǎn hǎo nǐ zìjǐ de shì ba.

Mind your own business!

能把经济管好的政府不多。

Néng bǎ jīngjì guǎn hǎo de zhèngfǔ bù duō.

Few governments can manage the economy successfully.

谁管她什么时候结婚？

Shéi guǎn tā shénme shíhou jiéhūn?

Who cares when she gets married?

铁路警察，各管一段

tiělù jǐngchá, gè guǎn yíduàn

Railway police: each in charge of one section

齐家不容易，要管好大小事。

Qíjiā bù róngyì, yào guǎn hǎo dàxiǎo shì.

Managing a household isn't easy; you have to handle every matter, big and small.