# 掌管 (zhǎngguǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 掌管 (zhǎngguǎn) means “to be in charge of; to manage; to control”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be in charge of; to manage; to control
- Pinyin: zhǎngguǎn (zhang3 guan3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 她掌管着公司的财务部门。
  Tā zhǎngguǎn zhe gōngsī de cáiwù bùmén.
  She is in charge of the company's financial department.

## Characters

- 掌 (zhǎng): palm of the hand; sole of the foot
- [管](https://hanziro.com/word/guan-manage/) (guǎn): to manage; to look after

https://hanziro.com/word/zhang-guan-be-in-charge/

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