监控摄像头

監控攝像頭

jiānkòngshèxiàngtóu

noun

Measure Word

一个监控摄像头 gè

Meanings

1 surveillance camera
2 security camera
3 CCTV camera

Characters

to monitor / to watch

to capture / to photograph

head (here: lens/end-piece)

Examples

门口装了个监控摄像头，看快递更安心。

Ménkǒu zhuāng le ge jiānkòng shèxiàngtóu, kàn kuàidì gèng ānxīn.

We put a security camera at the door — feels safer with all the deliveries.

小区里到处都是监控摄像头。

Xiǎoqū lǐ dàochù dōu shì jiānkòng shèxiàngtóu.

There are surveillance cameras everywhere in the residential complex.

Tips

usage

监控摄像头 is the everyday term for any surveillance camera — outdoor CCTV, indoor home cam, doorbell cam (门铃摄像头). The shorter 监控 alone often refers to the system or footage ('调监控' = pull the surveillance footage). Major Chinese consumer brands: 海康威视 (Hikvision), 萤石 (EZVIZ), 小米, 360.

Stroke Order

监 jiān

控 kòng

摄 shè

像 xiàng

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