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监视
監視
jiānshì
1. to monitor
2. to oversee
3. to keep a close watch over
4. to spy on
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown

监
jiān
to supervise, to direct, to control; to inspect; prison, jail
HSK 6 10 丶
视
shì
to look at, to inspect, to observe, to regard
HSK 1 8 丶

Compound Words (6)

监视器
jiānshìqì
security camera
监视孔
jiānshìkǒng
peephole
暗中监视
ànzhōngjiānshì
to monitor secretly
监视居住
jiānshìjūzhù
residential surveillance, a form of noncustodial house arrest
连续监视
liánxùjiānshì
continuous monitoring
远距离监视
yuǎnjùlíjiānshì
off-site monitoring

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