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管家
guǎn jiā
Meaning
- manager; administrator; housekeeper
- to manage a household
Definition
管理家事或家庭事务的人，也指负责管理集体财物或事务的人。
A person who manages household affairs or family matters; also refers to someone responsible for managing collective property or affairs.
Usage
通常作为名词使用，指受雇管理家庭日常事务的仆人，或借指管理集体事务的人。
Usually used as a noun, referring to a servant employed to manage daily household affairs, or metaphorically to a person who manages collective affairs.
Examples
- 1 他是这家的管家，负责安排日常家务。 (He is the housekeeper of this family, responsible for arranging daily household chores.)
- 2 她像管家一样，把公司的事务打理得井井有条。 (She manages the company's affairs like a housekeeper, keeping everything in order.)
- 3 我家请了一个管家，专门照顾老人的起居。 (My family hired a butler to take care of the elderly's daily life.)
- 4 这个软件就像电子管家，帮你管理个人信息。 (This software is like an electronic butler, helping you manage personal information.)
- 5 在封建社会，管家通常掌握着家庭的经济大权。 (In feudal society, the butler often held the family's economic power.)
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