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监视 (jiān shì): Keep watch over (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

监 • jiān • to oversee, supervise, or inspect
jiān监

to oversee, supervise, or inspect

视 • shì • to look at, to view, to regard
shì视

to look at, to view, to regard

Word Info

Pinyinjiān shì
Meaningkeep watch over; guard; monitor
Characters2
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HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 监视.

  • 薄弱bó ruòweak; frail
  • 草率cǎo shuàicareless; perfunctory; rash
  • 备忘录bèi wàng lùmemorandum; aide-mémoire
  • 比方bǐ fanganalogy; example; instance
  • 鼻涕bí tìsnot; nasal mucus
  • 辩证biàn zhènginvestigate; dialectical
  • 不禁bù jīncannot refrain from; involuntarily; spontaneously
  • 本能běn nénginstinct; native ability
  • 凹凸āo tūconcave-convex; bumpy; uneven
  • 不止bù zhǐmore than; not limited to
  • 灿烂càn lànmagnificent; splendid; resplendent
  • 残疾cán jíphysical disability; deformity
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 监视.

Words with 监
  • 监测jiān cèto monitor
  • 监狱jiān yùprison; jail
  • 监督jiān dūsupervise; control; monitor
  • 监察
jiān chá
supervise / inspect
  • 监护jiān hùcustody / guardianship
  • 监控jiān kòngmonitor / surveillance
  • 监管jiān guǎnsupervise / manage
  • 太监tài jiàneunuch (in imperial China)
    • Words with 视
    • 电视diàn shìTV
    • 重视zhòng shìvalue
    • 电视剧diàn shì jùTV series
    • 影视yǐng shìmovies and television
    • 忽视hū shìignore; look down upon; overlook
    • 视为shì wéito view as
    • 轻视qīng shìdespise; look down on
    • 电视台diàn shì táitelevision station
    4.

    How to Use 监视 in Sentences

    Adjective + Nounwith摄像头
    jiān监
    shì视
    shè摄
    xiàng像
    tóu头
    neutral
    surveillance camera
    Adverb + Verbwith秘密
    mì秘
    mì密
    jiān监
    shì视
    Verb + Objectwith他
    jiān监
    shì视
    tā他
    neutral
    Verb + Complementwith受到
    shòu受
    dào到
    jiān监
    shì视
    Verb + Nounwith系统
    jiān监
    shì视
    xì系
    tǒng统
    5.

    Example Sentences with 监视

    mā妈
    ma妈
    zài在
    chú厨
    fáng房
    jiān监
    neutral
    secretly monitor
    monitor him/her
    formal
    Written
    be under surveillance
    formal
    surveillance system
    shì
    视
    wǒ我
    xiě写
    zuò作
    yè业
    。
    Mom is watching me do my homework in the kitchen.
    gōng公
    sī司
    ān安
    zhuāng装
    le了
    xīn新
    xì系
    tǒng统
    lái来
    jiān监
    shì视
    yuán员
    gōng工
    de的
    wǎng网
    luò络
    huó活
    dòng动
    。
    The company installed a new system to monitor employees' online activities.
    nǐ你
    nán难
    dào道
    bù不
    jué觉
    de得
    yǒu有
    rén人
    zài在
    àn暗
    zhōng中
    jiān监
    shì视
    wǒ我
    men们
    ma吗
    ？
    Don't you feel like someone is secretly watching us?
    jǐng警
    chá察
    tōng通
    guò过
    shè摄
    xiàng像
    tóu头
    jiān监
    shì视
    jiē街
    dào道
    shàng上
    de的
    qíng情
    kuàng况
    。
    The police monitor the situation on the street through cameras.
    tā他
    jiān坚
    jué决
    fǒu否
    rèn认
    zì自
    jǐ己
    céng曾
    jiān监
    shì视
    guò过
    lín邻
    jū居
    de的
    sī私
    rén人
    shēng生
    huó活
    。
    He firmly denied ever having monitored his neighbor's private life.