监视 jiānshì to monitor
to monitor; to keep a close watch over; surveillance
How to remember 监视: 监 to supervise + 视 look at = to monitor.
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How it is used
- To watch closely / keep under surveillance - 监视嫌疑人 (jiānshì xiányírén) to keep the suspect under watch.
- Implies wary, often covert watching of a person or target, sometimes hostile or intrusive.
- Compare 监控 (technical monitoring via systems); 监视 stresses actively eyeing someone, with a suspicious edge.
Example sentences
- 有人在监视。 Yǒurén zài jiānshì.Someone is watching.