管 — meaning in English

guǎn

English meaning

chute noun A sloped or vertical channel used to slide or drop objects from a higher point to a lower one.
conduit noun A pipe, tube, or channel that carries water, cables, or other material from one place to another.
duct noun A tube, pipe, or channel that carries a gas, liquid, or cable from one place to another.
pipe noun A rigid tube used to carry water, gas, or other fluids.
tube noun A hollow cylinder used to carry liquid, gas, or other material.

管 is used for these senses in English:

chute A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.
conduit A pipe or channel for conveying water, etc.
duct A pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another
pipe (music) A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. [from 14th c.]
tube An approximately cylindrical container, usually with a crimped end and a screw top, used to contain and dispense semiliquid substances.

noun A sloped or vertical channel used to slide or drop objects from a higher point to a lower one.
noun A narrow passage used to funnel or confine animals, such as livestock.
noun Informal shortening of "parachute".

noun A pipe, tube, or channel that carries water, cables, or other material from one place to another.
noun A means or channel by which something (such as information or money) is passed along.