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chengguan

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • chǔngʹgwänʹ

1

name

Meaning 1

A district of Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, China.

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2

name

Meaning 2

A district of Lanzhou, Gansu, China.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An officer of a City Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau in China.

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History

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 城關 /城关 (Chéngguān).

From Mandarin 城管 (chéngguǎn), short for 城市管理部門 (chéngshì guǎnlǐ bùmén).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 城關 /城关 — district
  • Chinese Mandarin: 城關 /城关 (Chéngguān) — district
  • Chinese: 城關 /城关 (Siân-koan) — district
  • Japanese: 城関 (Jyōkan) — district
  • Chinese Cantonese: 城管 — officer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 城管 (chéngguǎn) — officer
  • Finnish: (chengguan-viraston) tarkastaja — officer
  • Zhuang: hawsingz guenjleix — officer