监视 meaning in English

jiānshì

to monitor; to keep a close watch over

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 監視18 strokes

Meaning of 监视

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiānshì
  1. to monitor
  2. to keep a close watch over
  3. surveillance

监视 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

有yǒu人rén在zài监jiān视shì。
Someone is watching.
他tā在zài监jiān视shì着zhe。
He is keeping an eye out.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

监 jiān · to supervise · 10 strokes

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视 shì · to look at · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 监视.

电视diànshìtelevision; TV
电视机diànshìjītelevision set
重视zhòngshìto attach importance to sth; to value
电视台diànshìtáitelevision station
影视yǐngshìmovies and television
电视剧diànshìjùTV series; TV drama
忽视hūshìto neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore
视频shìpínvideo
视为shìwéito view as; to see as
注视zhùshìto look attentively at; to closely watch; to gaze at
总监zǒngjiānhead; director (of an organizational unit)
监督jiāndūto supervise; to oversee; to inspect

Questions about 监视

What does 监视 mean?

监视 (jiānshì) means "to monitor; to keep a close watch over" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 监视?

监视 is made of 2 characters: 监 (10 strokes), 视 (8 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 监视 an HSK word?

Yes. 监视 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 监视 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 监视 is written 監視.