监听

監聽

jiāntīng

verb #6,476

Meanings

1 to monitor
2 to wiretap
3 to eavesdrop
4 to surveil

Characters

to supervise; to monitor

to listen; to hear

Examples

警方监听了嫌疑人的电话。

Jǐngfāng jiāntīng le xiányírén de diànhuà.

The police wiretapped the suspect's phone.

他怀疑自己的手机被监听了。

Tā huáiyí zìjǐ de shǒujī bèi jiāntīng le.

He suspects his phone is being monitored.

Tips

memory

监 (supervise/monitor) + 听 (listen) = to monitor by listening, i.e. wiretapping.

Stroke Order

监 jiān

听 tīng