监测 jiāncè to monitor
How to remember 监测: 监 to supervise + 测 to survey = to monitor.
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How it is used
- To monitor by measuring/tracking data - 监测空气质量 (jiāncè kōngqì zhìliàng) monitor air quality.
- It's instrument- and data-based surveillance of conditions (环境监测, 血压监测), distinct from 监督 (jiāndū, oversee people's conduct).
- Technical/scientific register.