监
Character
to supervise
Readings and meanings
- to supervise CC-CEDICT
- to inspect CC-CEDICT
- jail CC-CEDICT
- prison CC-CEDICT
Words that use “监” as jiān
总监zǒng jiāna person in charge of one big part of a companyWordHSK 6监测jiān cèto watch and check something over time, like health or airWordHSK 6监督jiān dūto watch someone's work and make sure it is done wellWordHSK 6监察jiān cháto watch over people or work to check rules are followedWordHSK 7–9监护jiān hùto watch over and take care of someone who needs helpWordHSK 7–9监控jiān kòngto watch and check something closely to see what happensWordHSK 7–9监狱jiān yùprisonWordHSK 7–9监管jiān guǎnto watch over and manage something, making sure rules are…WordHSK 7–9
jiàn
jian4Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is jiān.
- (bound form) supervisor; supervisory office (in imperial China) CC-CEDICT
Words that use “监” as jiàn
太监tài jiàncourt eunuchWord国子监guó zǐ jiànGuozijian, the highest educational administrative body in…Word监利市jiàn lì shìJianli, a county-level city in Jingzhou City 荆州市Word三宝太监sān bǎo tài jiànSanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He 郑和Word
皇上不急太监急huáng shàng bù jí tài jiàn jílit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs areSee 皇帝不急太监急WordUnreviewed
皇上不急急太监huáng shàng bù jí jí tài jiànlit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs areSee 皇帝不急太监急WordUnreviewed
皇帝不急太监急huáng dì bù jí tài jiàn jílit. the emperor is not worried, but his eunuchs areWordStroke order
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Practice writing 监
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Example sentences
他在监狱工作了十年。
tā zài jiān yù gōng zuò le shí nián
He worked at the prison for ten years.
AI-generated sentence
老师监考的时候很认真。
lǎo shī jiān kǎo de shí hòu hěn rèn zhēn
The teacher is very careful when watching over an exam.
AI-generated sentence
妈妈监着我写作业。
mā ma jiān zhe wǒ xiě zuò yè
Mom watches over me while I do my homework.
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