# 管辖 (guǎnxiá)

In Mandarin Chinese, 管辖 (guǎnxiá) means “to administer; to have jurisdiction”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to administer; to have jurisdiction
- Pinyin: guǎnxiá (guan3 xia2)
- Traditional: 管轄
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这片区域归当地政府管辖。
  Zhè piàn qūyù guī dāngdì zhèngfǔ guǎnxiá.
  This area falls under the jurisdiction of the local government.

## Characters

- [管](https://hanziro.com/word/guan-manage/) (guǎn): to manage; to look after
- 辖 (xiá): linchpin (pin securing a wheel to an axle); to govern; to have jurisdiction over

https://hanziro.com/word/guan-xia-administer/

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