监视
Old HSK 6
监视 (jiānshì) · to monitor
监视 (jiānshì) means “to monitor; to watch closely”. It is written with 2 characters: 监 (to supervise) + 视 (look). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 监视 is built
The characters
监 jiān · to supervise
What 监 is made of
- 皿mǐn — dish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
视 shì · look
What 视 is made of
- 礻shì — spirit/altar
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 卜bo — divination
- 见jiàn — to see
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: 见 gives the meaning, 礻 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这里有摄像头监视。Zhè lǐ yǒu shèxiàngtóu jiānshì.There's camera surveillance here.
医生一直在监视病人的情况。Yīshēng yìzhí zài jiānshì bìngrén de qíngkuàng.The doctors are closely monitoring the patient's condition.
Questions about 监视
What does 监视 mean?
监视 (jiānshì) means “to monitor; to watch closely”.
How do you pronounce 监视?
监视 is pronounced jiānshì.
Which HSK level is 监视?
监视 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 监督jiāndūto supervise
- 监狱jiānyùprison
- 电视diànshìtelevision
- 电视机diànshìjītelevision set
- 重视zhòngshìto value
- 电视剧diànshìjùTV series
- 电视台diànshìtáiTV station
- 影视yǐngshìfilm and television
- 忽视hūshìto ignore
- 轻视qīngshìto look down on
Learn 监视 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 90: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.