监督

jiāndū

to supervise; to oversee; to inspect

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 6 trad. 監督

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  • 监测jiāncèto monitorB6
  • 监察jiāncháto superviseB7
  • 监管jiānguǎnto overseeB7
  • 监护jiānhùto act as a guardianB7
  • 监控jiānkòngto monitorB7
  • 监视jiānshìto monitorB7
  • 监狱jiānyùprisonB7

See it in sentences

大家要监督他。

Everyone should supervise him.

监督工作不能少。

Supervision work cannot be lacking.