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管子

guǎn zi · guan zi/Guǎn zǐ · guan zi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5Measure word: 根 gēn

Meaning

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guǎn zi 管子

  1. tube
  2. pipe
  3. drinking straw

Guǎn zǐ 管子

  1. Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國 / 齐国 of Spring and Autumn period
  2. Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school
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The leaking pipe

  1. Liangliang

    厨房(chúfáng)的(de)地上(dìshang)有(yǒu)水(shuǐ)，是不是(shìbùshì)管子(guǎnzi)漏水(lòushuǐ)了(le)？

    There is water on the kitchen floor. Is the pipe leaking?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)管子(guǎnzi)。管子(guǎnzi)是(shì)干(gān)的(de)，没有(méiyǒu)漏水(lòushuǐ)。

    Let me check the pipe. The pipe is dry. It is not leaking.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)这些(zhèxiē)水(shuǐ)是(shì)哪儿(nǎr)来(lái)的(de)？

    Then where did this water come from?

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，桌子(zhuōzi)上(shàng)的(de)水杯(shuǐbēi)倒(dǎo)了(le)。

    Look, the glass on the table has tipped over.

  5. Liangliang

    原来(yuánlái)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)水杯(shuǐbēi)。对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我们(wǒmen)别(bié)怪(guài)管子(guǎnzi)了(le)。

    So it was my glass. Sorry, let's stop blaming the pipe.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

有(yǒu)东(dōng)西(xi)卡(kǎ)在(zài)管(guǎn)子(zi)里(lǐ)。

Something is stuck in the pipe.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by mailohilohi · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

工(gōng)人(rén)正(zhèng)在(zài)换(huàn)厨(chú)房(fáng)的(de)水(shuǐ)管(guǎn)子(zi)。

The worker is replacing the kitchen water pipe.

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