监控摄像头

監控攝像頭

jiānkòng shèxiàngtóu

noun

Measure Word

一个监控摄像头 gè

Meanings

1 surveillance camera
2 security camera
3 CCTV camera

Characters

to monitor / to watch

to capture / to photograph

head (here: lens/end-piece)

Examples

HSK 7-9

门口装了个监控摄像头，看快递更安心。

Ménkǒu zhuāng le ge jiānkòng shèxiàngtóu, kàn kuàidì gèng ānxīn.

We put a security camera at the door - feels safer with all the deliveries.

HSK 7-9

小区里到处都是监控摄像头。

Xiǎoqū lǐ dàochù dōu shì jiānkòng shèxiàngtóu.

There are surveillance cameras everywhere in the residential complex.

Tips

usage

监控摄像头 is the everyday term for any surveillance camera - outdoor CCTV, indoor home cam, doorbell cam (门铃摄像头). The shorter 监控 alone often refers to the system or footage (调监控 = pull the surveillance footage). Major Chinese consumer brands: 海康威视 (Hikvision), 萤石 (EZVIZ), 小米, 360.

Stroke Order

监 jiān

控 kòng

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