监视
jiānshì
to monitor; to keep watch on; to surveil
Characters in this word
视 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- Made of
- 礻 spirit 见 to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 警方通过公共摄像头监视嫌疑人的行踪，但必须遵守相关隐私规定。 Jǐngfāng tōngguò gōnggòng shèxiàngtóu jiānshì xiányírén de xíngzōng, dàn bìxū zūnshǒu xiāngguān yǐnsī guīdìng. The police monitored the suspect's movements through public cameras, but had to comply with relevant privacy rules.
- 保安坐在屋里，通过屏幕监视大门口的动静。 Bǎo'ān zuò zài wū lǐ, tōngguò píngmù jiānshì dàménkǒu de dòngjìng. The guard sits inside and watches what is happening at the gate on a screen.
- 她总觉得有人在窗外监视她。 Tā zǒng juéde yǒu rén zài chuāng wài jiānshì tā. She always feels that someone outside the window is watching her.
Related words
- 监测 jiāncè to monitor
- 监督 jiāndū to supervise
- 监察 jiānchá to supervise; to inspect; supervision
- 监管 jiānguǎn to supervise and manage; regulation
- 监护 jiānhù to guard; to supervise; guardianship; medical monitoring
- 监控 jiānkòng to monitor; monitoring
- 监狱 jiānyù prison
- 电视 diànshì television, TV
- 电视机 diànshìjī TV set
- 重视 zhòngshì to value; to take seriously
- 电视剧 diànshìjù television series
- 电视台 diànshìtái television station