How to say “supervise” in Chinese
supervise, monitor
“Supervise” in Chinese is 监督, jiān dū: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
监督 is read jiān dū: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Below, 皿 “vessel”. Hints at the reading of 蓝 lán and 篮 lán.
Below, 目 “eye”: keeping an eye on things. On top, 叔 shū hints at the reading.
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 “监督”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 监督. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 公民有监督政府的权利gōngmínyǒujiāndūzhèngfǔdequánlìCitizens have the right to oversee the government.
- 公司缺乏有效的监督机制gōngsīquēfáyǒuxiàodejiāndūjīzhìThe company lacks an effective oversight mechanism.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “supervise” in Chinese?
“Supervise” in Chinese is 监督, pinyin jiāndū.
What does 监督 mean?
监督 (jiāndū) means “supervise, monitor”.
How do you write 监督?
监督 is 2 characters: 监 (jiān) — supervise; prison; 督 (dū) — supervise. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 监督?
监督 is read jiāndū. Tones: jiān — first tone, dū — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“supervise” in the lesson “Citizens and elections”
This word is from the topic “State and law” 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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