监视
jiānshìTraditional: 監視
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Translation
to monitor, to keep watch over, to surveil
Word origin
A compound of 监 (jiān, to oversee, to supervise) and 视 (shì, to look at), together meaning to watch over and keep under observation.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 监 (jiān, to oversee) + 视 (shì, to look)
Stroke order
监
视
Examples
栋。
The police have been keeping watch over that house.
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The shop has cameras monitoring everywhere.
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He felt that he was being watched.
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The doctor needs to monitor the patient's condition.
网。
The system automatically monitors network traffic.
监视 (jiān shì) is a verb meaning to monitor or to keep watch over. It implies close, often suspicious or official observation of a person, place or system.
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