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

HSK 4

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.

HSK 7-9

警方监听了嫌疑人的电话。

Jǐngfāng jiāntīng le xiányírén de diànhuà.

The police wiretapped the suspect's phone.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

监 jiān

听 tīng