看守

kānshǒu

verb #5,485

Meanings

Tā fùzé kānshǒu cāngkù.

He is responsible for guarding the warehouse.

Kānshǒu bǎ fànrén dài le chūlái.

The guard brought the prisoner out.

usage

看守所 (kānshǒusuǒ) is a detention center (for suspects awaiting trial), not the same as 监狱 (jiānyù, prison for convicted criminals).

mistakes

The 看 in 看守 is pronounced kān (first tone), not kàn (fourth tone). This reading means 'to watch over/guard'.

看 kàn

守 shǒu