管子
guǎn​ziGuǎn​zǐ HSK7

tube

管子 guǎn​zi frequency
tube noun
a hollow cylindrical object used for conveying fluids, gases, or protecting cables; a pipe

这些地下的管子是用来排水的。

zhè​xiē dì​xià de guǎn​zi shì yòng​lái pái​shuǐ de.

These underground pipes are used for drainage.

straw noun
a small, thin tube used for sucking up a drink

请给我一根管子喝可乐。

qǐng gěi wǒ yī gēn guǎn​zi hē kě​lè.

Please give me a straw to drink the cola.

管子 Guǎn​zǐ
Guan Zhong proper name
Guan Zhong (c. 720–645 BC), a famous politician and philosopher of the State of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period.

我们老师经常在课上提到管子的思想。

wǒ​men lǎo​shī jīng​cháng zài kè shàng tí​dào Guǎn​zǐ de sī​xiǎng.

Our teacher often mentions Guanzi's thoughts in class.

Guanzi proper name
A classical Chinese book containing writings attributed to Guan Zhong and his school of thought.

我最近正在研读《管子》这本书。

wǒ zuì​jìn zhèng​zài yán​dú《 Guǎn​zǐ》 zhè běn shū.

I am currently studying the book 'Guanzi'.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
10.8 per million appears in 4% of films
Written text
2.63 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Cross-References

Classifier

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)