How to say “monitor” in Chinese

监测
jiāncè

monitor, keep track

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Research and discovery”

“Monitor” in Chinese is 监测, jiān cè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

监测 is read jiān cè: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

jiān — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
cè — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

监
jiān — supervise; prison

Below, 皿 “vessel”. Hints at the reading of 蓝 lán and 篮 lán.

测
cè — measure

On the left, 氵 “water”: the first meaning is to measure depth. On the right, 则 zé — as in 厕 cè.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “监测”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 监测. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 据监测,近年来这个地区的气温持续上升。jùjiāncè,jìnniánláizhègedìqūdeqìwēnchíxùshàngshēngAccording to monitoring data, temperatures in this area have been rising steadily in recent years.
  • 这台仪器实时监测空气质量zhètáiyíqìshíshíjiāncèkōngqìzhìliàngThis instrument monitors air quality in real time.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “monitor” in Chinese?

“Monitor” in Chinese is 监测, pinyin jiāncè.

What does 监测 mean?

监测 (jiāncè) means “monitor, keep track”.

How do you write 监测?

监测 is 2 characters: 监 (jiān) — supervise; prison; 测 (cè) — measure. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 监测?

监测 is read jiāncè. Tones: jiān — first tone, cè — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“monitor” in the lesson “Hypothesis: test and prove”

This word is from the topic “Research and discovery” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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