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监控

jiānkòng

to monitor; monitoring

A security camera on a wall above an empty hallway
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Characters in this word

控 kòng

Strokes
11
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 空 hollow, empty, deserted, bare
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 控

Example phrases

  • 企业不能以安全为名,对员工进行毫无限度的监控。 Qǐyè bù néng yǐ ānquán wéi míng, duì yuángōng jìnxíng háo wú xiàndù de jiānkòng. Companies cannot use safety as a pretext for unlimited monitoring of employees.
  • 商场里装了很多监控,小偷不敢乱来。 Shāngchǎng lǐ zhuāng le hěn duō jiānkòng, xiǎotōu bù gǎn luàn lái. Many surveillance cameras are installed in the mall, so thieves dare not act up.
  • 医院用仪器监控病人的心跳和呼吸。 Yīyuàn yòng yíqì jiānkòng bìngrén de xīntiào hé hūxī. The hospital uses instruments to monitor patients' heartbeat and breathing.

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