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title: "Guanxia Meaning: 管辖 (guǎnxiá) Means “to administer”"
description: "管辖 (traditional 管轄, guǎnxiá) means “to administer; to have jurisdiction over”. Hear its tones, see what 管 and 辖 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanxia"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 管辖 mean?

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管辖 guǎnxiá

## to administer; to have jurisdiction over

## Its characters

1. 管 guǎn tube
2. 辖 xiá to govern

## In a sentence

这个地区归市政府管辖。 This area is under the jurisdiction of the city government.

世间唯有佛、仙与神圣三者，不受阎王**管辖**，不生不灭，与天地山川同寿，就住在古洞仙山之中。

From [拜师学艺 · A Teacher Across the Sea](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/a-teacher-across-the-sea-journey-to-the-west-advanced-chinese-2#library-word-116-118)

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## More words with 管 or 辖

- [保管 bǎoguǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoguan)
- [不管 bùguǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buguan)
- [不管怎样 bùguǎn-zěnyàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buguanzenyang)
- [管道 guǎndào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guandao)
- [管家 guǎnjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanjia)
- [管理 guǎnlǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanli)
- [监管 jiānguǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jianguan)
- [尽管 jǐnguǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinguan)
- [血管 xuèguǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xueguan)
- [主管 zhǔguǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhuguan)

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