看守

kānshǒu

verb #5,485

Meanings

他负责看守仓库。

Tā fùzé kānshǒu cāngkù.

He is responsible for guarding the warehouse.

看守把犯人带了出来。

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