监控 jiānkòng to monitor
How to remember 监控: 监 to supervise + 控 to accuse = to monitor.
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How it is used
- To monitor / keep under surveillance - 监控系统 (jiānkòng xìtǒng) a surveillance system; 视频监控 (video monitoring).
- Both verb and noun; the noun often means the CCTV/monitoring setup itself (查监控, check the footage).
- Technical and neutral for continuous automated watching; 监视 (jiānshì) sounds more like personally spying on someone.
Example sentences
- 汤姆没有注意到监控摄像头。 Tāngmǔ méiyǒu zhùyì dào jiānkòng shèxiàngtóu.Tom didn't notice the surveillance camera.