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监察

jiānchá

to supervise; to inspect; supervision

A person examines a ledger with a magnifying glass
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Characters in this word

察 chá

Strokes
14
Radical
宀 — roof
Made of
宀 roof 祭 to sacrifice to, to worship
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
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Example phrases

  • 国会下设的委员会负责监察公共资金的使用,防止预算被滥用。 Guóhuì xiàshè de wěiyuánhuì fùzé jiānchá gōnggòng zījīn de shǐyòng, fángzhǐ yùsuàn bèi lànyòng. The committee under parliament is responsible for supervising the use of public funds to prevent budget misuse.
  • 学校成立了小组,监察食堂的卫生情况。 Xuéxiào chénglì le xiǎozǔ, jiānchá shítáng de wèishēng qíngkuàng. The school set up a group to inspect the hygiene of the canteen.
  • 这个部门专门监察各单位有没有乱花钱。 Zhège bùmén zhuānmén jiānchá gè dānwèi yǒu méiyǒu luàn huā qián. This department specifically checks whether any units are spending money recklessly.

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