kān guǎn
look after; guard; watch; attend
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他看管着这个农场。
tā kànguǎn zhe zhège nóngchǎng.
He is in charge of this farm.
她看管着她的孩子。
tā kànguǎn zhe tā de háizi.
She is taking care of her child.
他们看管着这个国家。
tāmen kànguǎn zhe zhège guójiā.
They are governing this country.
放任 (fàngrèn)
neglect
不管 (bùguǎn)
ignore
The Chinese word 看管 (kànguǎn) is composed of two characters: 看 (kàn) and 管 (guǎn). The character 看 originally meant "to look at" or "to observe", and it is still used in this sense today. The character 管 originally meant "to control" or "to manage", and it is also still used in this sense today. When these two characters are combined, they form the word 看管, which means "to look after" or "to take care of". This word is often used in the context of taking care of children or animals, but it can also be used in a more general sense to mean "to take care of something". For example, you could say 看管好你的东西 (kànguǎn hǎo nǐ de dōngxi) to someone to tell them to take care of their belongings.
