监督

監督

jiāndū

verb HSK 6 #5,752

Meanings

1 to supervise; to oversee; to inspect
2 supervision; oversight

Characters

to monitor; to oversee

to supervise; to urge

To watch over and urge — active supervision ensuring compliance.

Examples

政府要加强对食品安全的监督。

Zhèngfǔ yào jiāqiáng duì shípǐn ānquán de jiāndū.

The government should strengthen food safety supervision.

谁来监督这个项目？

Shéi lái jiāndū zhège xiàngmù?

Who will supervise this project?

欢迎大家监督我们的工作。

Huānyíng dàjiā jiāndū wǒmen de gōngzuò.

We welcome everyone to oversee our work.

舆论监督很重要。

Yúlùn jiāndū hěn zhòngyào.

Public opinion oversight is very important.

Tips

usage

监督 focuses on overseeing people, processes, or institutions to ensure proper conduct. 监测 focuses on measuring data/conditions. 监督检查 (supervision and inspection) is a common official phrase.

Stroke Order

监 jiān

督 dū