盯梢

dīngshāo

verb #22,693

Meanings

1 to tail someone
2 to follow and watch
3 to shadow (a person)

Characters

to stare / to fix one's eyes on

tip / end / to watch secretly

Examples

HSK 2

他发现有人在盯梢他。

Tā fāxiàn yǒurén zài dīngshāo tā.

He discovered that someone was shadowing him.

HSK 7-9

侦探悄悄地盯梢嫌疑人。

Zhēntàn qiāoqiāo de dīngshāo xiányírén.

The detective quietly tailed the suspect.

Tips

usage

盯梢 implies covert surveillance on foot. 盯 means to stare fixedly; 梢 refers to a treetop or tip - the image is of a watcher perched and watching from behind, like a spy in a tree.

Stroke Order

盯 dīng

梢 shāo