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监视 jiānshì

监视 jiānshì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 监视 jiānshì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiānshì | jian1 shi4
English translation
to monitor
to oversee
to keep a close watch over
to spy on

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About 监视 jiānshì

Read some general information about the Chinese word 监视 jiānshì .

Traditional form

監視

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 监视 jiānshì

Familiarize yourself with the origin and historical aspects of the Chinese word 监视 jiānshì .

jiān

Explanation

Simplified form of jiān . Pictograph of a person leaning over to look at his own reflection on a plate.

Positional decomposition

⿱? mǐn

Number of Strokes

10
shì

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Simplified form of shì . Phonosemantic compound. jiàn represents the meaning and shì represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

shì

Semantic compound

jiàn

Positional decomposition

礻见

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 监视 jiānshì

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监视哨只是 zhǐ shì xiē 无声 wú shēng de 人影罢了 bà le .

The lookouts were silent shadows.

děng dào zhè 科学家 kē xué jiā pài rén lái 监视 jiānshì de 时候 shíhou , 他们 tā men 知道 zhīdào le .

And when the scientific men set a watch on the man, they knew too.

我们 wǒmen 屹立 yì lì 黑暗 hēi àn de 海角 hǎi jiǎo ,监视 jiānshì 通过 tōngguò .

We stood on the dark headlands to watch them pass.

监视哨测深 cè shēn yuán 穿着 chuān zhuó bǎo 鼓鼓的救生衣 jiù shēng yī ,跌跌撞撞 diē die zhuàng zhuàng de gēn zài 后面 hòumian .

Lookouts and leadsmen in bulky life jackets stumbled and slipped after him.

men zhāo 棍子 gùn zi 监视 jiānshì 着他好像 hǎoxiàng yāo zòu Piān de 脑袋 nǎodài

They stood over him with clubs raised as if to beat his brains out.

监视 jiānshì Decomposition

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监视 jiānshì Compounds

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